A spatially-explicit model of acarological risk of exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi-infected Ixodes pacificus nymphs in northwestern California based on woodland type, temperature, and water vapor

In the far-western United States, the nymphal stage of the western black-legged tick, Ixodes pacificus, has been implicated as the primary vector to humans of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (hereinafter referred to as B. burgdorferi), the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis in North America. In...

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Main Authors: Eisen, Rebecca J., Eisen, Lars, Girard, Yvette A., Fedorova, Natalia, Mun, Jeomhee, Slikas, Beth, Leonhard, Sarah, Kitron, Uriel, Lane, Robert S.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2880809/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20532183
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2009.12.002
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