Host-utilization differences between larval and nymphal deer ticks in northeastern U.S. sites enzootic for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto
In the northeastern U.S., Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, the agent of Lyme disease, is maintained between vertebrate hosts and subadult deer ticks (the northern clade of Ixodes scapularis, formerly known as Ixodes dammini). Theoretical arguments suggest that the force of transmission would be g...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-11-01
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Series: | Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X23001115 |