Range Expansion of Tick Disease Vectors in North America: Implications for Spread of Tick-Borne Disease
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Impediments to Range Expansion
3. Selected North American Ticks and Range Expansion
3.1. American Dog Tick, Dermacentor variabilis
3.2. Lone Star Tick, Amblyomma americanum
3.3. Gulf Coast Tick, Amblyomma maculatum
3.4. Black-Legged Tick, Ixodes scapularis
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sonenshine, D.E. Range Expansion of Tick Disease Vectors in North America: Implications for Spread of Tick-Borne Disease. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 478. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15030478
Sonenshine DE. Range Expansion of Tick Disease Vectors in North America: Implications for Spread of Tick-Borne Disease. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018; 15(3):478. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15030478
Chicago/Turabian StyleSonenshine, Daniel E. 2018. "Range Expansion of Tick Disease Vectors in North America: Implications for Spread of Tick-Borne Disease" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 3: 478. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15030478