Transmission cycles of Borrelia burgdorferi and B. bissettii in relation to habitat type in northwestern California

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-91

  Eisen, Lars ^a   Eisen, Rebecca J ^b   Mun, Jeomhee ^c   Salkeld, Daniel J ^d   Lane, Robert S ^d  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c Department of Health   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Borrelia bissettii; Borrelia burgdorferi; California; Ixodes pacificus; Lyme disease; Rodent reservoirs

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; IXODES; LYME DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; PEROMYSCUS; SCIURIDAE; SIGMODONTINAE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CALIFORNIA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; HUMANS; IXODES; LYME DISEASE; PEROMYSCUS; SCIURIDAE; SIGMODONTINAE;

ANIMALIA; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BISSETTII; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; IXODES; IXODES PACIFICUS; IXODES SPINIPALPIS; MUS; NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA FUSCIPES; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS GRISEUS; SPIROCHAETALES;

EID: 68949186469     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/038.034.0110     Document Type: Article

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