Reptile Host Associations of <i>Ixodes scapularis</i> in Florida and Implications for <i>Borrelia</i> spp. Ecology
Host associations of the tick vector for Lyme Borreliosis, <i>Ixodes scapularis</i>, differ across its geographic range. In Florida, the primary competent mammalian host of Lyme disease is not present but instead has other small mammals and herpetofauna that <i>I. scapularis</i&...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-08-01
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| Series: | Pathogens |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/8/999 |