title: Quantitative factors proposed to influence the prevalence of canine tick-borne disease agents in the United States.
abstract: The Companion Animal Parasite Council hosted a meeting to identify quantifiable factors that can influence the prevalence of tick-borne disease agents among dogs in North America. This report summarizes the approach used and the factors identified for further analysis with mathematical models of canine exposure to tick-borne pathogens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA. stichrw@missouri.edu.
authors.forename: Roger W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Stich
authors.forename: Byron L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Blagburn
authors.forename: Dwight D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Bowman
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carpenter
authors.forename: M Roberto
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Cortinas
authors.forename: Sidney A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ewing
authors.forename: Desmond
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Foley
authors.forename: Janet E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Foley
authors.forename: Holly
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gaff
authors.forename: Graham J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Hickling
authors.forename: R Ryan
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Lash
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Little
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lund
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lund
authors.forename: Thomas N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Mather
authors.forename: Glen R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Needham
authors.forename: William L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Nicholson
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sharp
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varela-Stokes
authors.forename: Dongmei
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs; D008954:Models, Biological; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D017282:Tick-Borne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013987:Ticks / Q000145:classification; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration