Human risk of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, the lyme disease agent, in Eastern United States

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 320-327

  Diuk Wasser, Maria A ^a   Hoen, Anne Gatewood ^b   Cislo, Paul ^a   Brinkerhoff, Robert ^c   Hamer, Sarah A ^d   Rowland, Michelle ^e   Cortinas, Roberto ^f   Vourc'h, Gwenaël ^g   Melton, Forrest ^h   Hickling, Graham J ⁱ   Tsao, Jean I ^d   Bunikis, Jonas ^j   Barbour, Alan G ^k   Kitron, Uriel ^l   Piesman, Joseph ^m   Fish, Durland ⁿ  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^g CEMAGREF   (France)

^h CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^j VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^l EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^m NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

ⁿ NONE

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENSITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INFECTION RISK; IXODES SCAPULARIS; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NYMPH; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; IXODES; LOGISTIC MODELS; LYME DISEASE; NYMPH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TICK INFESTATIONS; UNITED STATES;

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDA;

EID: 84856978527     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0395     Document Type: Article

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