Geographic Distribution and Expansion of Human Lyme Disease, United States

Geographic Distribution and Expansion of Human Lyme Disease, United States

Lyme disease occurs in specific geographic regions of the United States. We present a method for defining high-risk counties based on observed versus expected number of reported human Lyme disease cases. Applying this method to successive periods shows substantial geographic expansion of counties at...

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Main Authors: Kiersten J. Kugeler, Grace M. Farley, Joseph D. Forrester, Paul S. Mead
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Lyme disease
Borrelia burgdorferi
epidemiology
vector-borne infections
zoonoses
United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/8/14-1878_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/8/14-1878_article

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