Habitat degradation and the associated incidence of zoonotic infections ( a disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans) in humans have been overlooked for centuries. Unsustainable land use
Tick-borne diseases are increasingly common in North America, with human risk related to the abundance of infected ticks. This study analyzed 2,017 black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) collected ove
In large scale farming environments, humans and animals are in frequent close contact where they are known to exchange zoonotic pathogens.Despite this close contact between humans and animals, little
