Association between body size and reservoir competence of mammals bearing Borrelia burgdorferi at an endemic site in the northeastern United States
Abstract Background The reservoirs for the Lyme disease agent, Borrelia burgdorferi, are dominated by several different small to medium sized mammals in eastern North America. Findings To experimentally assess the competence of different mammalian species to transmit this pathogen to ticks, we carri...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2015-05-01
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| Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0903-5 |