Expanding range of Ixodes scapularis Say (Acari: Ixodidae) and Borrelia burgdorferi infection in North Carolina counties, 2018–2023

• Reuben A. Garshong,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Biology Department, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States of America, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

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• Dayvion R. Adams,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

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• Steven W. Seagle,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, United States of America

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• Gideon Wasserberg ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: g_wasser@uncg.edu

  Affiliation Biology Department, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0366-8359

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• Michael H. Reiskind,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

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• Jimmie L. Teague,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Biology Department, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States of America

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• Carl J. Williams,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

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• Alexis M. Barbarin

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

  Affiliation North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

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