Geographic Distribution and Expansion of Human Lyme Disease, United States

Lyme disease occurs in specific geographic regions of the United States. We present a method for defining high-risk counties based on observed versus expected number of reported human Lyme disease cases. Applying this method to successive periods shows substantial geographic expansion of counties at...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2015-08, Vol.21 (8), p.1455-1457
Main Authors: Kugeler, Kiersten J, Farley, Grace M, Forrester, Joseph D, Mead, Paul S
Format: Article
Language:English
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Animals
Borrelia burgdorferi
Disease susceptibility
Disease Vectors
Dispatch
epidemiology
Forecasts and trends
Geographic Distribution and Expansion of Human Lyme Disease, United States
Geographic Mapping
Humans
Kugeler KJ, Farley GM, Forrester JD, Mead PS. Geographic distribution and expansion of human Lyme disease, United States. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Aug
Lyme disease
Lyme Disease - epidemiology
Lyme Disease - transmission
Medical research
Medical statistics
Medicine, Experimental
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United States
United States - epidemiology
vector-borne infections
zoonoses
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Summary:Lyme disease occurs in specific geographic regions of the United States. We present a method for defining high-risk counties based on observed versus expected number of reported human Lyme disease cases. Applying this method to successive periods shows substantial geographic expansion of counties at high risk for Lyme disease.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2108.141878