Wild birds are important to public health because they carry emerging zoonotic pathogens,
either as a reservoir host or by dispersing infected arthropod vectors. In addition, bird …

Lyme disease, unknown in the United States two decades ago, is now the most common
arthropod-borne disease in the country and has caused considerable morbidity in several …

Landscape epidemiology describes how the temporal dynamics of host, vector, and
pathogen populations interact spatially within a permissive environment to enable …

The geographic pattern of human risk for infection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, the
tick-borne pathogen that causes Lyme disease, was mapped for the eastern United States …

Lyme borreliosis, caused by the tick-borne bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, has become the
most common vector-borne disease in North America over the last three decades. To …

Objective; Lyme disease is a multisystemic illness that can affect the central nervous system
(CNS), causing neurologic and psychiatric symptoms. The goal of this article is to familiarize …

The risk of Lyme disease for humans in the eastern United States is dependent on the
density of host-seeking Ixodes scapularis Say nymphal stage ticks infected with Borrelia …

Aim Ixodes scapularis is the most important vector of human tick‐borne pathogens in the
United States, which include the agents of Lyme disease, human babesiosis and human …

This course was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a
self-study course. Continuing education credits are offered for certified public health …

Abstract Blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis Say, were collected from 27 sites in eight New
York State counties from 2003 to 2006 to determine the prevalence and distribution of tick …