Lyme disease and the detection of Borrelia burgdorferi genospecies in Ixodes ricinus ticks from central Italy

The Province of Pesaro-Urbino, situated in the Marche Region of central Italy, can be considered to be an area at risk for Lyme disease because of its ecological features. Field data are not yet available although the disease is known to be present in neighbouring areas. During a field study lasting...

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Main Authors: Ilaria Pascucci, Cesare Cammà
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale 2010-06-01
Series:Veterinaria Italiana
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Online Access:http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2010/46_2/181.pdf