762. Climate Change and the Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi over 25 Years in Rhode Island

BACKGROUND: The Ixodes scapularis tick (deer tick or black-legged tick) is the primary vector of Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease. Climatic conditions, specifically temperature, relative humidity, and rainfall, have been shown to affect I. scapularis tick densities. We hypot...

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Published in:Open Forum Infect Dis
Main Authors: Espich, Scott, Weinberger, Daniel, Mancini, Diane, Brancato, Janna, Lee, Giyoung, Akosa, Fredua, Warcup, Thomas, Krause, Peter J
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7777808/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.952
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