Seasonality and trends in incidence of human ehrlichiosis in two Missouri ecoregions.

K E Andrews, K K Eversman, S A Foré, H J Kim

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Article in Epidemiology and infection, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Seasonality ofVector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) · 2023
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K E AndrewsDepartment of Biology,Truman State University,Kirksville, MO,USA.

K K EversmanDepartment of Mathematics,Truman State University,Kirksville, MO,USA.

S A ForéDepartment of Biology,Truman State University,Kirksville, MO,USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6134-9095

H J KimDepartment of Statistics,Truman State University,Kirksville, MO,USA.

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Abstract

Ehrlichiosis is a zoonotic illness caused by Ehrlichia pathogens transmitted by ticks. Case data from 1999 to 2015, provided by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), were used to compare the seasonality and the change in incidence over time of ehrlichiosis infection in two Missouri ecoregions, Eastern Temperate Forest (ETF) and Great Plains (GP). Although the number of cases has increased over time in both ecoregions, the rate of change was significantly faster in ETF region. There was no significant difference in seasonality of ehrlichiosis between ecoregions. In Missouri, the estimated ehrlichiosis season begins, on average, in mid-March, peaks in June, and concludes in mid-October. Our results show that the exposure and risk season for ehrlichiosis in Missouri is at least 7 months long.

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SeasonsAnimalsEhrlichiosisHumansIncidenceMissouriZoonosesEhrlichia chaffeensisehrlichiosisincidenceMissouririskseasonticks

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PMID30868997

DOI10.1017/S0950268818003448

PMCPMC6518481

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