Self-reported tick exposure as an indicator of Lyme disease risk in an endemic region of Quebec, Canada

Self-reported tick exposure as an indicator of Lyme disease risk in an endemic region of Quebec, Canada

Background: Lyme disease (LD) and other tick-borne diseases are emerging across Canada. Spatial and temporal LD risk is typically estimated using acarological surveillance and reported human cases, the former not considering human behavior leading to tick exposure and the latter occurring after infe...

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Main Authors: Natasha Bowser, Catherine Bouchard, Miguel Sautié Castellanos, Geneviève Baron, Hélène Carabin, Pierre Chuard, Patrick Leighton, François Milord, Lucie Richard, Jade Savage, Olivia Tardy, Cécile Aenishaenslin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Subjects:
Tick bite
Tick exposure
Tick encounter
Tick-borne disease
Lyme disease
Surveillance
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X23001528

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