Large scale spatial risk and comparative prevalence of Borrelia miyamotoi and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes pacificus.

Borrelia miyamotoi is a newly described emerging pathogen transmitted to people by Ixodes species ticks and found in temperate regions of North America, Europe, and Asia. There is limited understanding of large scale entomological risk patterns of B. miyamotoi and of Borreila burgdorferi sensu stric...

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Main Authors: Kerry Padgett, Denise Bonilla, Anne Kjemtrup, Inger-Marie Vilcins, Melissa Hardstone Yoshimizu, Lucia Hui, Milagros Sola, Miguel Quintana, Vicki Kramer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4205013?pdf=render