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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Autori principali: Ogden, N, Nuttall, P, Randolph, S
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Cambridge University Press 1997
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