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Prevalence and diversity of Lyme borreliosis bacteria in marine birds.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 May 2008
Duneau David, Boulinier Thierry, Gómez-Díaz Elena, Petersen Aevar, Tveraa Torkild, Barrett Robert T, McCoy Karen D
Abstract excerpt
A potential role of seabirds in spreading Lyme disease (LB) spirochetes over large spatial scales was suggested more than 10 years ago when Borrelia garinii was observed in marine birds of both hemispheres. Since then, there have been few studies examining the diversity of Borrelia spp. circulating in seabirds, or the potential interaction between terrestrial and marine disease cycles. To explore these aspects,...
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