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Efficacy of low-dose fipronil bait against blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) larvae feeding on white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) under simulated field conditions

BACKGROUND: Lyme disease, caused primarily by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, is the most prevalent vector-borne disease in the United States. Treatment of rodent pathogen reservoirs with an oral acaricide may suppress the production of infected host-seeking ticks posing a risk for human infecti...

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Autores principales: Poché, David M., Dawson, Kelsey, Tseveenjav, Batchimeg, Poché, Richard M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8424918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34493330
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04930-z