The relationship between deer density, tick abundance, and human cases of lyme disease in a residential community

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 777-784

  Kilpatrick, Howard J ^a   Labonte, Andrew M ^a   Stafford III, Kirby C ^b  

^a Wildlife Division   (United States)

^b Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

B. burgdorferi; hunting; Ixodes scapularis; Lyme disease; Odocoileus virginianus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; POPULATION DENSITY; TICK; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CONNECTICUT; DEER; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; POPULATION DENSITY; TICKS;

EID: 84903754398     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME13232     Document Type: Article

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