Rate of infection of Ixodes ricinus ticks with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, Borrelia garinii, Borrelia afzelii and group VS116 in an endemic focus of Lyme disease in Italy

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 90-94

  Cinco, M ^a   Padovan, D ^a   Murgia, R ^a   Poldini, L ^a   Frusteri, L ^b   Van De Pol, I ^c   Verbeek De Kruif, N ^c   Rijpkema, S ^c   Maroli, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Borrelia; Infection rate; Ixodes ricinus; Lyme disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BORRELIA AFZELII; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA GARINII; INFECTION RATE; ITALY; IXODES RICINUS; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031746948     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf01682162     Document Type: Article

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