The prevalence of Borrelia miyamotoi infection, and co-infections with other Borrelia spp. in Ixodes scapularis ticks collected in Canada

BACKGROUND: Blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis are vectors of the tick-borne pathogens Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia microti. Recently, the I. scapularis-borne bacterium Borrelia miyamotoi has been linked to human illness in North America. The range of this tick is ex...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dibernardo, Antonia, Cote, Tyler, Ogden, Nicholas H, Lindsay, L Robbin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4001108/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24731287
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-183

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4001108/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24731287
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-183

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