Quantitative Factors Proposed to Influence the Prevalence of Canine Tick-Borne Disease Agents in the United States

Authors

Roger W. Stich
Byron L. Blagburn
Dwight D. Bowman
Christopher Carpenter
M. Roberto Cortinas
Sidney A. Ewing
Desmond Foley
Janet E. Foley
Holly Gaff
Graham J. Hickling
R. Ryan Lash
Susan E. Little
Catherine Lund
Robert Lund
Thomas N. Mather, University of Rhode IslandFollow
Glen R. Needham
William L. Nicholson
Julia Sharp
Andrea Varela-Stokes
Dongmei Wang

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

9-4-2014

Abstract

The Companion Animal Parasite Council hosted a meeting to identify quantifiable factors that can influence the prevalence of tick-borne disease agents among dogs in North America. This report summarizes the approach used and the factors identified for further analysis with mathematical models of canine exposure to tick-borne pathogens.

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Stich et al.: Quantitative factors proposed to influence the prevalence of canine tick-borne disease agents in the United States. Parasites & Vectors 2014 7:417.

Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-417

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