New preprint: socioeconomics & Lyme disease
Using data from Glasgow, we found that more advantaged neighbourhoods had higher Lyme disease incidence, partly explained by greater woodland cover. Heavily used park also had lower tick densities. @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
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Introduction: Socioeconomic deprivation is often associated with poorer health outcomes, but some studies suggest the opposite for Lyme disease. Here we test two hypotheses to explain this: difference...