Public health significance of the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and its role in the eco-epidemiology of tick- and mosquito-borne diseases in North America
Rochlin I, Kenney J, Little E, Molaei G. Public health significance of the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and its role in the eco-epidemiology of tick- and mosquito-borne diseases in North America. Parasites & Vectors 2025, 18: 43. PMID: 39915849, PMCID: PMC11803971, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-025-06674-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite-tailed deerOdocoileus virginianusMosquito-borne diseasesEco-epidemiologyNorth AmericaMosquito-borne pathogensPopulation dynamicsPathogensEffective disease managementDeerPathogen transmissionEastern United StatesReproductive potentialPublic health significanceTick-borneVector-borne diseasesOdocoileusBiological adaptationTicksMosquito vectorsBiological characteristicsSoutheastern CanadaTransmission cycleHealth significanceMosquitoes
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