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Vector Tick Populations and Lyme Disease
Author(s) -
SCHULZE TERRY L.,
PARKIN WILLIAM E.,
BOSLER EDWARD M.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1988.tb31854.x
Subject(s) - lyme disease , tick , acaricide , vector (molecular biology) , biology , transmission (telecommunications) , ixodidae , acari , borrelia burgdorferi , disease , principal (computer security) , zoology , ecology , virology , medicine , computer science , immunology , telecommunications , biochemistry , antibody , gene , recombinant dna , operating system , pathology
Although many aspects of Lyme disease have been intensely studied for over a decade, little research has been directed toward control of the principal tick vector, Ixodes dammini. Ecological and epidemiological investigations have provided not only an ample understanding of tick biology and behavior, they have also identified the types of areas at risk for disease transmission. The advantages and limitations of previous attempts to control I. dammini by host reduction, habitat modification, and acaricide applications have been discussed in relation to overall control strategies for high-risk areas, and an integrated approach to control proposed.