Why Lyme disease is common in the northern US, but rare in the south: The roles of host choice, host-seeking behavior, and tick density
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001066
Abstract: Lyme disease is common in the northeastern United States, but rare in the southeast, even though the tick vector is found in both regions. Infection prevalence of Lyme spirochetes in host-seeking ticks, an important component… read more here.
Keywords: host seeking; disease common; host; lyme disease ... See more keywords