Prevalence of five tick-borne bacterial genera in adult Ixodes scapularis removed from white-tailed deer in western Tennessee

Prevalence of five tick-borne bacterial genera in adult Ixodes scapularis removed from white-tailed deer in western Tennessee

Abstract Background In the northeastern and midwestern regions of the United States Ixodes scapularis Say transmits the causal agents of anaplasmosis (Anaplasma phagocytophilum), babesiosis (Babesia microti), and borreliosis (Borrelia burgdorferi and B. miyamotoi). In the southeastern United States,...

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Main Authors: Sarah E Mays, Brian M Hendricks, David J Paulsen, Allan E Houston, Rebecca T Trout Fryxell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2014-10-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Ixodes scapularis
Tennessee
Tick-borne disease
Anaplasma
Babesia
Borrelia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0473-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0473-y

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