title: Correlation between tick density and pathogen endemicity, 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Seth T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Walk
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jason W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Stull
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Rich