Host contributions to Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) infection prevalence in Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs
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Lyme disease, caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) and transmitted by the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis Say (Acari: Ixodidae), in the eastern United States, is the most common vector-borne disease in North Americ... ...