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Comment
. 2020 Oct;26(10):2534-2535.
doi: 10.3201/eid2610.201271.

Stemming the Rising Tide of Human-Biting Ticks and Tickborne Diseases, United States

Andrea Egizi, Robert A Jordan
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Stemming the Rising Tide of Human-Biting Ticks and Tickborne Diseases, United States

Andrea Egizi et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: United States; local government; mosquito control; mosquito-borne diseases; mosquitoes; tick-borne diseases; ticks; vector-borne infections.

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