Distribution of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes ricinus populations across central Britain

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 139-146

  Bettridge, Judy ^a   Renard, Marine ^a   Zhao, Fan ^b   Bown, Kevin J ^c   Birtles, Richard J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato; Central Britain; Ixodes ricinus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA INFECTION; FOREST; IXODES RICINUS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROCHETE; TICK; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; DNA, BACTERIAL; ECOSYSTEM; GREAT BRITAIN; IXODES; LYME DISEASE; NYMPH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84875187918     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: 15577759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2012.1075     Document Type: Article

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