Role of white-tailed deer in geographic spread of the black-legged tick Ixodes scapularis : Analysis of a spatially nonlocal model

Role of white-tailed deer in geographic spread of the black-legged tick Ixodes scapularis : Analysis of a spatially nonlocal model

Lyme disease is transmitted via blacklegged ticks, the spatial spread of which is believed to be primarily via transport on white-tailed deer. In this paper, we develop a mathematical model to describe the spatial spread of blacklegged ticks due to deer dispersal. The model turns out to be a system...

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Main Authors: Stephen A. Gourley, Xiulan Lai, Junping Shi, Wendi Wang, Yanyu Xiao, Xingfu Zou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2018-07-01
Series:Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
Subjects:
lyme disease
black-legged tick
white-tailed deer
spatial model
delay
dispersal
traveling wavefront
spread rate
Online Access:https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2018046
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