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Northward range expansion of Ixodes scapularis evident over a short timescale in Ontario, Canada

The invasion of the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis into Ontario, Canada poses a significant risk to public health because it is a vector for numerous pathogens, including Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, the causative agent of Lyme disease. Baseline field sampling in 2014 and 2015 detected I...

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Autores principales: Clow, Katie M., Leighton, Patrick A., Ogden, Nicholas H., Lindsay, L. Robbin, Michel, Pascal, Pearl, David L., Jardine, Claire M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5744917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29281675
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189393