Prevention of Lyme and other tickborne diseases using a rodent‐targeted approach: A randomized controlled trial in Connecticut
Hinckley A, Niesobecki S, Connally N, Hook S, Biggerstaff B, Horiuchi K, Hojgaard A, Mead P, Meek J. Prevention of Lyme and other tickborne diseases using a rodent‐targeted approach: A randomized controlled trial in Connecticut. Zoonoses And Public Health 2021, 68: 578-587. PMID: 34050628, PMCID: PMC10898493, DOI: 10.1111/zph.12844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTickborne diseasesTreatment groupsInfection ratePlacebo-controlled trialPublic health problemTick encountersIxodes scapularis ticksTick exposureHousehold membersHealth problemsPathogen infection ratesDiseaseScapularis ticksSignificant differencesNymphal ticksTransmission cycleTrialsEnzootic cycleInterventionPathogen transmission cyclesBait boxesBiannual surveysGroupTicksYears