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diversity of tick species biting humans in an emerging area for lyme disease.	although most tick bites in humans in areas of the northeastern united states in which lyme disease is highly endemic are due to ixodes dammini, no study documents the frequency of i. dammini bites in low-prevalence or emerging areas for lyme disease. data on the proportion of tick bites in humans that are due to i. dammini in a region may have implications for public health policy and clinical management.	1992	1536337
passive surveillance in maine, an area emergent for tick-borne diseases.	in 1989, a free-of-charge, statewide tick identification program was initiated in maine, 1 yr after the first ixodes scapularis say (=i. dammini spielman, clifford, piesman & corwin) ticks were reported in the state. this article summarizes data from 18 continuous years of tick submissions during which >24,000 ticks of 14 species were identified. data provided include tick stage, degree of engorgement, seasonal abundance, geographical location, host, and age of the person from whom the tick was ...	2007	18047214