Spatiotemporal patterns of host-seeking Ixodes scapularis nymphs (Acari: Ixodidae) in the United States

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 166-176

  Diuk Wasser, M A ^a   Gatewood, A G ^a   Cortinas, M R ^b   Yaremych Hamer, S ^c   Tsao, J ^c   Kitron, U ^b   Hickling, G ^c   Brownstein, J S ^d   Walker, E ^c   Piesman, J ^e   Fish, D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; Ixodes scapularis nymphs; Phenology; Risk mapping; Spatial clustering

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEOGRAPHY; IXODES; NYMPH; PARASITE VECTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; IXODES; NYMPH; POPULATION DENSITY; STATISTICS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE;

EID: 33750977865     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)043[0166:SPOHIS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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