Investigating the Maintenance of the Lyme Disease Pathogen, <em>Borrelia burgdorferi</em>, and its Vector, <em>Ixodes scapularis</em>, in Tennessee
Lyme disease (LD), caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and transmitted by blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis), is the most commonly reported vector-borne disease in the United States. Lyme disease is endemic in northeastern states, whereas southern states report far fewer cases. This rese...
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Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange
2009
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| Online Access: | http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/554 |