| Abstract: | In the Middle Atlantic region of the U.S.A., the vector of Lyme disease, human granulocytic ehrlichiosis, babesiosis, and other human and veterinary pathogens is the black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis Say. In 1997 and 1998, 663 adult I. scapularis ticks were collected from 320 transects spanning 66,400 km2 in five states of the Middle Atlantic region. Tick abundance patterns were clustered, with relatively high numbers along the coastal plain of the Chesapeake Bay, decreasing to the west and south. There were significant associations between tick abundance and land cover, distance to water, distance to forest edge, elevation, and soil type. |
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| ProdID: | 70025397 |
| Citation Author: | Bunnell, J. E.; Price, S. D.; Das, A.; Shields, T. M.; Glass, G. E. |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Medical Entomology |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Geographic information systems and spatial analysis of adult Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Middle Atlantic region of the U.S.A; 2003; Article; Journal; Journal of Medical Entomology; Bunnell, J. E.; Price, S. D.; Das, A.; Shields, T. M.; Glass, G. E. |
| Citation Start Page: | 570 |
| Citation Volume: | 40 |
| Citation Year: | 2003 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Geographic information systems and spatial analysis of adult Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Middle Atlantic region of the U.S.A; 2003; Article; Journal; Journal of Medical Entomology; Bunnell, J. E.; Price, S. D.; Das, A.; Shields, T. M.; Glass, G. E. |
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| Date Other: | Wed, 1 Jan 2003 00:00 -0600 |
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