Extensive Distribution of the Lyme Disease Bacterium, <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> Sensu Lato, in Multiple Tick Species Parasitizing Avian and Mammalian Hosts across Canada
Lyme disease, caused by the spirochetal bacterium, <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> sensu lato (Bbsl), is typically transmitted by hard-bodied ticks (Acari: Ixodidae). Whenever this tick-borne zoonosis is mentioned in medical clinics and emergency rooms, it sparks a firestorm of controversy....
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MDPI AG
2018-11-01
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/6/4/131 |