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...
Main Authors: | Sukanya Narasimhan, Carmen J. Booth, Mario T. Philipp, Erol Fikrig, Monica E. Embers |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-01-01
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Series: | Pathogens |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/1/132 |
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