Habitat and Vegetation Variables Are Not Enough When Predicting Tick Populations in the Southeastern United States.

Habitat and Vegetation Variables Are Not Enough When Predicting Tick Populations in the Southeastern United States.

Two tick-borne diseases with expanding case and vector distributions are ehrlichiosis (transmitted by Amblyomma americanum) and rickettiosis (transmitted by A. maculatum and Dermacentor variabilis). There is a critical need to identify the specific habitats where each of these species is likely to b...

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Main Authors: R T Trout Fryxell, J E Moore, M D Collins, Y Kwon, S R Jean-Philippe, S M Schaeffer, A Odoi, M Kennedy, A E Houston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4676690?pdf=render

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