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762. Climate Change and the Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi over 25 Years in Rhode Island
BACKGROUND: The Ixodes scapularis tick (deer tick or black-legged tick) is the primary vector of Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease. Climatic conditions, specifically temperature, relative humidity, and rainfall, have been shown to affect I. scapularis tick densities. We hypot...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7777808/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.952 |