Correlation between tick density and pathogen endemicity, New Hampshire.

TitleCorrelation between tick density and pathogen endemicity, New Hampshire.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2009
AuthorsWalk ST, Xu G, Stull JW, Rich SM
JournalEmerg Infect Dis
Volume15
Issue4
Pagination585-7
Date Published2009 Apr
ISSN1080-6059
KeywordsAnaplasma phagocytophilum, Animals, Arachnid Vectors, Babesia microti, Babesiosis, Biosurveillance, Borrelia burgdorferi, Communicable Diseases, Emerging, Ehrlichiosis, Humans, Ixodes, Lyme Disease, New Hampshire
Abstract

To assess the endemicity of tick-borne pathogens in New Hampshire, we surveyed adult tick vectors. Pathogens were more prevalent in areas of high tick density, suggesting a correlation between tick establishment and pathogen endemicity. Infection rates in ticks correlated with disease frequency in humans.
DOI10.3201/eid1504.080940
Alternate JournalEmerging Infect. Dis.
PubMed ID19331738
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