Estimating the Incidence and Economic Cost of Lyme Disease Cases in Canada in the 21st Century with Projected Climate Change
Nicholas H. Ogden,
Ariane Dumas,
Philippe Gachon
et al.
Abstract:Background:
Lyme disease (LD) is emerging in Canada owing to the range expansion of the tick vector
Ixodes scapularis
(
I. scapularis
).
Objectives:
Our objective was to estimate future LD incidence in Canada, and economic costs, for the 21st century with projected climate change.
Methods:
Future regions of climatic suitability for
I. scapularis
were projected fr… Show more
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