Quantitative factors proposed to influence the prevalence of canine tick-borne disease agents in the United States

Particle and Fibre Toxicology

Dongmei Wang⁷  Andrea Varela-Stokes⁸  Julia Sharp⁷  William L Nicholson⁵  Glen R Needham^1,16  Thomas N Mather^1,15  Robert Lund⁷  Catherine Lund^1,17  Susan E Little^1,13  R Ryan Lash⁶  Graham J Hickling⁹  Holly Gaff^1,14  Janet E Foley¹  Desmond Foley²  Sidney A Ewing^1,13  M Roberto Cortinas^1,10  Christopher Carpenter³  Dwight D Bowman⁴  Byron L Blagburn^1,11  Roger W Stich^1,12 

[1] Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA;Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA;Companion Animal Parasite Council, Salem, OR, USA;College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA;Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA;Department of Geography, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA;Department of Mathematical Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA;Department of Basic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA;Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA;School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA;Department of Pathobiology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA;Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA;Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA;Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA;Center for Vector-Borne Disease, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA;Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA;City Kitty Veterinary Care for Cats, Providence, RI, USA

关键词: Metastriata;    Prostriata;    Ixodidae;    Ticks;    Prevalence map factors;    Tick-borne infections;    Borrelia burgdorferi;    Ehrlichia;    Anaplasma;   

Others  :  1150537
DOI  :  10.1186/1756-3305-7-417

 received in 2014-08-19, accepted in 2014-08-30,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

The Companion Animal Parasite Council hosted a meeting to identify quantifiable factors that can influence the prevalence of tick-borne disease agents among dogs in North America. This report summarizes the approach used and the factors identified for further analysis with mathematical models of canine exposure to tick-borne pathogens.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Stich et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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