First report of <it>Borrelia burgdorferi</it> sensu lato in two threatened carnivores: the Marbled polecat, <it>Vormela peregusna</it> and the European mink, <it>Mustela lutreola</it> (Mammalia: Mustelidae)
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lyme disease is a widespread cosmopolitan zoonosis caused by species belonging to the genus <it>Borrelia</it>. It is transmitted from animal reservoir hosts to humans through hard - ticks of genus <it>Ixodes</it&...
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BMC
2012-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Veterinary Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1746-6148/8/137 |