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Host associations and genomic diversity of Borrelia hermsii in an endemic focus of tick-borne relapsing fever in western North America
BACKGROUND: An unrecognized focus of tick-borne relapsing fever caused by Borrelia hermsii was identified in 2002 when five people became infected on Wild Horse Island in Flathead Lake, Montana. The terrestrial small mammal community on the island is composed primarily of pine squirrels (Tamiasciuru...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5105259/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27832805 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1863-0 |