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Human pathogens associated with the blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis: a systematic review

BACKGROUND: The blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis transmits Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu stricto) in eastern North America; however, the agent of Lyme disease is not the sole pathogen harbored by the blacklegged tick. The blacklegged tick is expanding its range into areas of southern Canada such as...

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Autores principales: Nelder, Mark P., Russell, Curtis B., Sheehan, Nina Jain, Sander, Beate, Moore, Stephen, Li, Ye, Johnson, Steven, Patel, Samir N., Sider, Doug
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4857413/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27151067
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1529-y