Detection of Lyme Disease Bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, in Blacklegged Ticks Collected in the Grand River Valley, Ontario, Canada

We document the presence of blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis, in the Grand River valley, Centre Wellington, Ontario. Overall, 15 (36%) of 42 I. scapularis adults collected from 41 mammalian hosts (dogs, cats, humans) were positive for the Lyme disease bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (...

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Autores principales: Scott, John D., Foley, Janet E., Anderson, John F., Clark, Kerry L., Durden, Lance A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ivyspring International Publisher 2017
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Research Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5332844/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28260991
http://dx.doi.org/10.7150/ijms.17763

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5332844/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28260991
http://dx.doi.org/10.7150/ijms.17763

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