Spatial and temporal patterns of the emerging tick-borne pathogen Borrelia miyamotoi in blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) in New York

Spatial and temporal patterns of the emerging tick-borne pathogen Borrelia miyamotoi in blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) in New York

Abstract Borrelia miyamotoi, a bacterium that causes relapsing fever, is found in ixodid ticks throughout the northern hemisphere. The first cases of human infection with B. miyamotoi were identified in 2011. In the eastern USA, blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) become infected by feeding on an...

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Main Authors: F. Keesing, D. J. McHenry, M. H. Hersh, R. S. Ostfeld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Borrelia miyamotoi
Blacklegged tick
Emerging infectious disease
Ixodes scapularis
Reservoir host
Disease ecology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04569-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04569-2

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