Correlation between tick density and pathogen endemicity, New Hampshire.
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.
Walk
Seth T
ST
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.
Xu
Guang
G
Stull
Jason W
JW
Rich
Stephen M
SM