Natural Lyme disease cycles maintained via sheep by co-feeding ticks
We present observational and experimental evidence that cycles of the Lyme disease spirochaete, <em>Borrelia burgdorferi S.1.</em>, can be maintained by sheep in the virtual absence of alternative hosts. A 2-year field study in upland moorland habitats of northwest UK established that sh...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
1997
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