Synchronous phenology of juvenile Ixodes scapularis, vertebrate host relationships, and associated patterns of Borrelia burgdorferi ribotypes in the midwestern United States.

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To elucidate features of enzootic maintenance of the Lyme disease bacterium that affect human risk of infection, we conducted a longitudinal study of the phenology of the vector tick, Ixodes scapularis, at a newly invaded site in the north-central United States. Surveys for questing ticks and ticks parasitizing white-footed mice and eastern chipmunks revealed that I. scapularis nymphal and larval activity peaked...

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