Evaluation of routinely collected veterinary and human health data for surveillance of human tick-borne diseases in North Carolina

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-14

  Rhea, Sarah K ^a   Glickman, Seth W ^a   Waller, Anna ^a   Ising, Amy ^a   Maillard, Jean Marie ^b   Lund, Elizabeth M ^c   Glickman, Larry T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b North Carolina Division of Public Health   (United States)

^c Banfield Pet Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Surveillance; Tick(s)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOG; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TICK BORNE DISEASE; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; DOGS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; NORTH CAROLINA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TICK-BORNE DISEASES; TICKS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; IXODIDA;

EID: 79251602744     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2009.0255     Document Type: Article

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