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Gentrification increases risk of tick-borne disease for communities of colour

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  1. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

    Jessica Watts

  2. The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, USA

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K.T. is a co-founder and president of the Black Microbiologists Association. J.W. declares no competing interests.

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Watts, J., Taylor, K. Gentrification increases risk of tick-borne disease for communities of colour. Nat Microbiol 9, 312–313 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01590-w

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