Repeated Tick Infestations Impair <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> Transmission in a Non-Human Primate Model of Tick Feeding

Repeated Tick Infestations Impair <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> Transmission in a Non-Human Primate Model of Tick Feeding

The blacklegged tick, <i>Ixodes scapularis</i>, is the predominant vector of <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i>, the agent of Lyme disease in the USA. Natural hosts of <i>I. scapularis</i> such as <i>Peromyscus leucopus</i> are repeatedly infested by these ti...

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Main Authors: Sukanya Narasimhan, Carmen J. Booth, Mario T. Philipp, Erol Fikrig, Monica E. Embers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
non-human primate
<i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i>
Ixodes scapularis
acquired tick resistance
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/1/132

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