Spatial analysis of the distribution of Ehrlichia chaffeensis, causative agent of human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis, across a multi-state region

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 840-850

  Yabsley, Michael J ^a   Wimberly, Michael C ^a   Stallknecht, David E ^a   Little, Susan E ^a   Davidson, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEER; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN MONOCYTOTROPIC EHRLICHIOSIS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEROPREVALENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TICK BORNE DISEASE; UNITED STATES; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PATHOGENICITY;

ACARI; CERVIDAE; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23844531281     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.72.840     Document Type: Article

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