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DOI 10.3201/eid2509.190684
Licence creative commons licence
Title (Primary) Rodent host abundance and climate variability as predictors of tickborne disease risk 1 year in advance
Author Tkadlec, E.; Václavík, T.; Široký, P.
Source Titel Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year 2019
Department CLE
Volume 25
Issue 9
Page From 1738
Page To 1741
Language englisch
Abstract Using long-term data on incidences of Lyme disease and tickborne encephalitis, we showed that the dynamics of both diseases in central Europe are predictable from rodent host densities and climate indices. Our approach offers a simple and effective tool to predict a tickborne disease risk 1 year in advance.
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Tkadlec, E., Václavík, T., Široký, P. (2019):
Rodent host abundance and climate variability as predictors of tickborne disease risk 1 year in advance
Emerg. Infect. Dis. 25 (9), 1738 - 1741 10.3201/eid2509.190684