IA_LDS1990-2013_Iscap

Ixodes scapularis, blacklegged tick specimens submitted to the Iowa Lyme Disease Surveillance Program 1990-2013, anonymized. Field Descriptions: "Log"=sample ID key; "Collected"=date of collection; "WOTY"=week of the year collected; "Received"=date on which sample was received; "Species"= tick species, all are Ixodes scapularis; "Stage"=life stage, F=female, M=male, N=nymph, L=larva(e); "Bloodfed?"=denotes if the tick appeared to have fed, Y or N; "Host"=host animal; "Infected?"=denotes if the tick tested positive for Borrelia burgdorferi, Y or N; "County"=IA county from which tick originated, OOS means "out of state"; "Count"=absolute number of in-state ticks submitted; "Event Count"=number of tick submission events, different life stages counted as separate submission events.