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Detection of Borrelia Genomospecies 2 in Ixodes spinipalpis Ticks Collected from a Rabbit in Canada.
The Journal of parasitology - 1 Feb 2017
Scott John D, Clark Kerry L, Foley Janet E, Anderson John F, Durden Lance A, Manord Jodi M, Smith Morgan L
Abstract excerpt
Lyme disease is a serious health problem, with many patients requiring in-depth clinical assessment and extended treatment. In the present study, we provide the first records of the western blacklegged tick, Ixodes pacificus , and Ixodes spinipalpis parasitizing eastern cottontails, Sylvilagus floridanus . We also documented a triple co-infestation of 3 tick species (Ixodes angustus, I. pacificus , I....
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