Schulze T L, Bowen G S, Lakat M F, Parkin W E, Shisler J K
Yale J Biol Med. 1984 Jul-Aug;57(4):669-75.
As part of continuing studies of Lyme disease, deer were surveyed during three hunting seasons in 1981 to obtain information on geographic distribution and density of I. dammini in New Jersey. I. dammini occurred throughout central and southern New Jersey. Four deer management zones (DMZs) were shown to have high tick densities. Geographical distribution and density data were independently regressed against 25 environmental and physical factors. Elevation was shown to be the most important factor in explaining the variability in both I. dammini distribution and density. Lyme disease cases were closely associated with the distribution of I. dammini and 57.3 percent of 117 Lyme disease cases occurred in the four DMZs previously identified as having the highest tick density.
作为莱姆病持续研究的一部分，于1981年的三个狩猎季节对鹿进行了调查，以获取有关新泽西州达氏硬蜱（Ixodes dammini）地理分布和密度的信息。达氏硬蜱分布于新泽西州中部和南部各地。四个鹿管理区（DMZs）显示有高蜱密度。地理分布和密度数据分别与25个环境和物理因素进行回归分析。结果表明，海拔是解释达氏硬蜱分布和密度变化的最重要因素。莱姆病病例与达氏硬蜱的分布密切相关，117例莱姆病病例中有57.3%发生在先前确定蜱密度最高的四个鹿管理区。
