Evidence for increasing densities and geographic ranges of tick species of public health significance other than Ixodes scapularis in Québec, Canada.

Evidence for increasing densities and geographic ranges of tick species of public health significance other than Ixodes scapularis in Québec, Canada.

Climate change is driving emergence and establishment of Ixodes scapularis, the main vector of Lyme disease in Québec, Canada. As for the black-legged tick, I. scapularis Say, global warming may also favor northward expansion of other species of medically important ticks. The aims of this study were...

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Main Authors: Salima Gasmi, Catherine Bouchard, Nicholas H Ogden, Ariane Adam-Poupart, Yann Pelcat, Erin E Rees, François Milord, Patrick A Leighton, Robbin L Lindsay, Jules K Koffi, Karine Thivierge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6104943?pdf=render

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