Predicting the rate of invasion of the agent of Lyme disease Borrelia burgdorferi

Author:

Ogden, NH, Lindsay, LR, and Leighton, PA

Publication type:

Journal Article

Publication date:

2013-04

Journal/Series title:

Journal of Applied Ecology

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URL:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.12050/abstract

Abstract:

We have identified the speed at which the pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi invades following the invasion of the tick Ixodes scapularis, and that the synchrony of larval and nymphal tick activity in spring is a key factor determining the gap between tick and pathogen invasion.