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The Relationship Between Deer Density, Tick Abundance, and Human Cases of Lyme Disease in a Residential Community

This peer-reviewed article chronicles the ways in which community-based deer management in Mumford Cove, Connecticut reduced Lyme disease incidence over a 13-year period.

Author: 
Howard J. Kilpatrick
Andrew M. Labonte
Kirby C. Stafford, III
Publication: 
Journal of Medical Entomology
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Lyme disease

A tick-borne illness with potentially devastating long-term effects for individuals unlucky enough to contract it. Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to people through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks.

Journal of Medical Entomology
Howard J. Kilpatrick, Andrew M. Labonte, Kirby C. Stafford, III | Tuesday, July 1, 2014

This peer-reviewed article chronicles the ways in which community-based deer management in Mumford Cove, Connecticut reduced Lyme disease incidence over a 13-year period.

Tags:
Lyme disease, deer ticks
Journal of Medical Entomology Article