Epidemiology of Lyme Disease, Nova Scotia, Canada, 2002-2013

Author:

Hatchette, TF, Schleihauf, E, Haldane, D, Drebot, MA, Baikie, M, Cole, TJ, Fleming, S, Gould, R, Lindsay, LR, and Johnston, BL

Publication type:

Journal Article

Publication date:

2015-10

Journal/Series title:

Emerg Infect Dis

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URL:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4593424/

Abstract:

Ixodes scapularis ticks, which transmit Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease (LD), are endemic to at least 6 regions of Nova Scotia, Canada.