Fig 1.
Species composition of ticks submitted in Monmouth County, by acquired municipality.
A) 2006–2011, B) 2012–2016.
Table 1.
Distribution of tick submissions by developmental stage and species.
Fig 2.
Total annual submissions comprising 3 medically-important tick species, 2006–2016.
Fig 3.
Seasonal phenology of 3 medically-important tick species reflected in passive surveillance submissions.
Monmouth County, New Jersey, 2006–2016. Only 2 D. variabilis nymphs were submitted, both during the month of June.
Table 2.
Percentage and rate of tick submissions by human host age classes.
Monmouth County population data obtained from U.S. Census Bureau [35].
Table 3.
Reported location of attachment on human hosts.
Table 4.
Degree of engorgement (fed vs. flat) of submitted ticks removed from human hosts.
Fig 4.
Differences in host age distribution of flat vs. fed ticks between tick species.
A) Ixodes scapularis, B) Amblyomma americanum.
Table 5.
Reported location and activity where ticks were acquired.
Table 6.
Borrelia burgdorferi infection rates in flat vs. fed I. scapularis submitted 2006–2016.
Fig 5.
Relationship between number of infected I. scapularis nymphs (NIN) and Monmouth County Lyme disease cases, 2006–2016.