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The Western progression of lyme disease: infectious and Nonclonal Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato populations in Grand Forks County, North Dakota.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jan 2015
Stone Brandee L, Russart Nathan M, Gaultney Robert A, Floden Angela M, Vaughan Jefferson A, Brissette Catherine A
Abstract excerpt
Scant attention has been paid to Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, Ixodes scapularis, or reservoirs in eastern North Dakota despite the fact that it borders high-risk counties in Minnesota. Recent reports of B. burgdorferi and I. scapularis in North Dakota, however, prompted a more detailed examination. Spirochetes cultured from the hearts of five rodents trapped in Grand Forks County, ND, were identified as B....
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