Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, endemic in epicenter at Turkey Point, Ontario

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 226-230

  Scott, John D ^a   Fernando, Keerthi ^b   Durden, Lance A ^c   Morshed, Muhammad G ^b,d  

^a Lyme Disease Association of Ontario   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^c GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; Ixodes scapularis; Lyme disease; Ontario; Turkey Point

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; IXODES; IXODES SCAPULARIS; MAMMALIA; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS; SPIROCHAETALES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1642506254     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.2.226     Document Type: Article

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