Lyme Disease Emergence after Invasion of the Blacklegged Tick, Ixodes scapularis, Ontario, Canada, 2010–2016

Kulkarni, Manisha A.; Narula, Isha; Slatculescu, Andreea M.; Russell, Curtis

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Lyme Disease Emergence after Invasion of the Blacklegged Tick, Ixodes scapularis, Ontario, Canada, 2010–2016

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Feb 2019
By Kulkarni, Manisha A. ; Narula, Isha ; Slatculescu, Andreea M. ; ...

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Kulkarni, Manisha A. ; Narula, Isha ; Slatculescu, Andreea M. ; Russell, Curtis
Description:

Analysis of surveillance data for 2010-2016 in eastern Ontario, Canada, demonstrates the rapid northward spread of Ixodes scapularis ticks and Borrelia burgdorferi, followed by increasing human Lyme disease incidence. Most spread occurred during 2011-2013. Continued monitoring is essential to identify emerging risk areas in this region.
Subjects:

Aged Animals Borrelia Burgdorferi Communicable Diseases, Emerging Female Humans Incidence Ixodes Lyme Disease Male Middle Aged
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 25(2):328-332
Pubmed ID:

30666936
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC6346472
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Ontario, Canada
Volume:

25
Issue:

2
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:f9415ea694e9589bd00fc069cc11c03cb4fc09d102b55e0e6ecbb6b6522ec136
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