Analyzing the Potential Risk of Climate Change on Lyme Disease in Eastern Ontario, Canada Using Time Series Remotely Sensed Temperature Data and Tick Population Modelling

Analyzing the Potential Risk of Climate Change on Lyme Disease in Eastern Ontario, Canada Using Time Series Remotely Sensed Temperature Data and Tick Population Modelling

The number of Lyme disease cases (Lyme borreliosis) in Ontario, Canada has increased over the last decade, and that figure is projected to continue to increase. The northern limit of Lyme disease cases has also been progressing northward from the northeastern United States into southeastern Ontario....

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Main Authors: Angela Cheng, Dongmei Chen, Katherine Woodstock, Nicholas H. Ogden, Xiaotian Wu, Jianhong Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-06-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
Lyme disease
climate change
Ixodes scapularis
MODIS temperature product
remote sensing
mathematic population modeling
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/9/6/609

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