Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Need for Improved Methods to Collect and Present Spatial Epidemiologic Data for Vectorborne Diseases

Lars Eisen*

and Rebecca J. Eisen†

Author affiliations: *Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA; †Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

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Comparison of spatial distributions of areas of California with different incidences of endemic Lyme disease (LD), 1993–2005, when calculated by A) the county spatial unit and B) the 5-digit ZIP code spatial unit. Adapted from a figure published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene by Eisen et al. (8).

Figure 2. Comparison of spatial distributions of areas of California with different incidences of endemic Lyme disease (LD), 1993–2005, when calculated by A) the county spatial unit and B) the 5-digit ZIP code spatial unit. Adapted from a figure published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene by Eisen et al. (8).

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