Spatial Distribution of Counties in the Continental United States with Records of Occurrence of Amblyomma americanum (Ixodida: Ixodidae)

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• Alternative Title:
  J Med Entomol
• Personal Author:
  SPRINGER, YURI P. ; EISEN, LARS ; BEATI, LORENZA ; JAMES, ANGELA M. ; EISEN, REBECCA J.
• Description:
  In addition to being a major nuisance biter, the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum (L.), is increasingly recognized as an important vector of pathogens affecting humans, domestic animals, and wildlife. Despite its notoriety, efforts have been lacking to define the spatial occurrence ofA. americanum in the continental United States with precision beyond that conveyed in continental-scale distribution maps. Here we present a county-level distribution map for A. americanum generated by compiling collection records obtained from a search of the published literature and databases managed by the USDA, U.S. National Tick Collection, and Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit. Our decadal and cumulative maps, which visually summarize 18,121 collections made between 1898 and 2012, show that A. americanum is either established (> or = six ticks or -two life stages) or reported (
• Subjects:
  Amblyomma Americanum Animals Article Geographic Distribution Geography Ixodidae Surveillance Tick United States Vector
• Source:
  J Med Entomol. 51(2):342-351
• Pubmed ID:
  24724282
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4623429
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  51
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4d33bdb52f8da7b5446ddabb621feb62ebc2e427efae98965f7ab38dd45a4d8b
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/36293/cdc_36293_DS1.pdf
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