Ecological niche modeling and distribution of Ornithodoros hermsi associated with tick-borne relapsing fever in western North America

• Kylie M. Sage ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Kylie M. Sage, Tammi L. Johnson

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: kms489@nau.edu

  Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5674-3546

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• Tammi L. Johnson ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Kylie M. Sage, Tammi L. Johnson

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, United States of America

  Affiliation Laboratory of Zoonotic Pathogens, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America

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• Michael B. Teglas,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, United States of America

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• Nathan C. Nieto,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States of America

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• Tom G. Schwan

  Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Laboratory of Zoonotic Pathogens, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America

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