Ticks and tick-borne diseases
Disentangling complex disease ecology networks: Using structural equation modelling to quantify the direct and indirect effects of deer on Lyme borreliosis hazard.
Sara L Gandy, Fernanda Sánchez-Rodríguez, William McLellan, Fanny Olsthoorn, Marianne C James, Paul C D Johnson, Roman Biek, Hein Sprong, Manoj Fonville, Caroline Millins, Ken J Forbes, Alan S Bowman, Jaboury Ghazoul, Lucy Gilbert
Published: 202610.1016/j.ttbdis.2025.102595
Abstract
Quantifying the strengths of interactions in complex vector-borne disease ecological systems is challenging. Yet, overcoming this challenge is fundamental for understanding the ecological mechanisms shaping disease hazard. Here we quantified the stre…
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