Emergence of <i>Ixodes scapularis</i> and <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i>, the Lyme Disease Vector and Agent, in Ohio

Emergence of <i>Ixodes scapularis</i> and <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i>, the Lyme Disease Vector and Agent, in Ohio

Lyme disease, the most common vector-borne disease in the United States, is caused by a tick-borne infection with <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i>. Currently, Ohio is considered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to be non-endemic for Lyme disease. The low incidence of...

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Main Authors: Peng eWang, Meaghan eGlowacki, Armando E. Hoet, Glen R. Needham, Kathleen A. Smith, Richard E. Gary, Xin eLi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Borrelia burgdorferi
Lyme Disease
Ohio
Ixodes scapularis
Peromyscus leucopus
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2014.00070/full

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