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Climate and tick seasonality are predictors of Borrelia burgdorferi genotype distribution.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Apr 2009
Gatewood Anne G, Liebman Kelly A, Vourc'h Gwenaël, Bunikis Jonas, Hamer Sarah A, Cortinas Roberto, Melton Forrest, Cislo Paul, Kitron Uriel, Tsao Jean, Barbour Alan G, Fish Durland, Diuk-Wasser Maria A
Abstract excerpt
The blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, is of significant public health importance as a vector of Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme borreliosis. The timing of seasonal activity of each immature I. scapularis life stage relative to the next is critical for the maintenance of B. burgdorferi...
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