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David G. Preston
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Citations - 116
David G. Preston is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ixodes & Powassan virus. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 103 citations.
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Increased recognition of Powassan encephalitis in the United States, 1999-2005.
Steven R. Hinten,Geoffrey A. Beckett,Kathleen F. Gensheimer,Elizabeth Pritchard,Thomas M. Courtney,Stephen D. Sears,John M. Woytowicz,David G. Preston,Robert P. Smith,Peter W. Rand,Eleanor H. Lacombe,Mary S. Holman,Charles B. Lubelczyk,Patsy Tassler Kelso,Andrew P. Beelen,Mary Grace Stobierski,Mark J. Sotir,Susan Wong,Gregory D. Ebel,Olga I. Kosoy,Joseph Piesman,Grant L. Campbell,Anthony A. Marfin +22 more
TL;DR: Although POWV disease is probably under-recognized, and it causes significant morbidity, and thus is an additional tick-borne emerging infectious disease entity, the basis of prevention is personal protection from ticks and reduced exposure to peridomestic wild mammals.