@article {768, title = {Correlation between tick density and pathogen endemicity, New Hampshire.}, journal = {Emerg Infect Dis}, volume = {15}, year = {2009}, month = {2009 Apr}, pages = {585-7}, abstract = {To assess the endemicity of tick-borne pathogens in New Hampshire, we surveyed adult tick vectors. Pathogens were more prevalent in areas of high tick density, suggesting a correlation between tick establishment and pathogen endemicity. Infection rates in ticks correlated with disease frequency in humans.}, keywords = {Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Animals, Arachnid Vectors, Babesia microti, Babesiosis, Biosurveillance, Borrelia burgdorferi, Communicable Diseases, Emerging, Ehrlichiosis, Humans, Ixodes, Lyme Disease, New Hampshire}, issn = {1080-6059}, doi = {10.3201/eid1504.080940}, author = {Walk, Seth T and Xu, Guang and Stull, Jason W and Rich, Stephen M} }