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Newer Surveillance Data Extends our Understanding of the Niche of <i>Rickettsia montanensis</i> (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) Infection of the American Dog Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) in the United States
2023-01-15
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<h4>Background</h4> Understanding the geographic distribution of Rickettsia montanensis infections in Dermacentor variabilis is important for tick-borne disease management in the United States, as both a tick-borne agent of interest and a potential confounder in surveillance of other rickettsial diseases. Two previous studies modeled niche suitability for D. variabilis with and without R. montanensis , from 2...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 3d2d23d0-7256-5f8e-8cfc-4a2b69299f29
- DOI
- 10.1101/2023.01.11.523628
