Current and Future Spatiotemporal Patterns of Lyme Disease Reporting in the Northeastern United States.

ABSTRACT: Importance:The incidence and geographic range of Lyme disease continues to increase in the United States because of the expansion of Ixodes scapularis, the species of tick that is the main Lyme disease vector. Currently, no dynamic model for the disease spread exists that integrates information of both acarological and human case surveillance data. Objective:To characterize the spatiotemporal spread of Lyme disease in humans among counties in US endemic regions. Design, Setting, and Participants:This cross-sectional study modeled the spread of Lyme disease county-level case reporting, accounting for county-level demographic factors, environmental factors associated with tick presence and human exposure, and the spatiotemporal association between counties. The analyses were conducted betwee

SUBMITTER: Bisanzio D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7054839 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature