James C. Burtis

Identifying counties with suitable habitat for host-seeking Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto-infected Ixodes pacificus nymphs across seven states in the western United States

Abstract Background Tick surveillance is used to monitor acarological risk for Lyme disease. Most human infections arise from the bite of a Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (Bbss)-infected nymphal tick. Tick surveillance records documenting the densities of host-seeking Bbss-in...