A climate-based model predicts the spatial distribution of the Lyme disease vector Ixodes scapularis in the United States.
JS Brownstein, TR Holford, D Fish - Environmental health …, 2003 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
An understanding of the spatial distribution of the black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis, is a
fundamental component in assessing human risk for Lyme disease in much of the United
States. Although a county-level vector distribution map exists for the United States, its
accuracy is limited by arbitrary categories of its reported presence. It is unknown whether
reported positive areas can support established populations and whether negative areas
are suitable for established populations. The steadily increasing range of I. scapularis in the …
fundamental component in assessing human risk for Lyme disease in much of the United
States. Although a county-level vector distribution map exists for the United States, its
accuracy is limited by arbitrary categories of its reported presence. It is unknown whether
reported positive areas can support established populations and whether negative areas
are suitable for established populations. The steadily increasing range of I. scapularis in the …