Detection of Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, including three novel genotypes in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from songbirds (Passeriformes) across Canada. J
Title | Detection of Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, including three novel genotypes in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from songbirds (Passeriformes) across Canada. J |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2010 |
Journal | Journal of Vector Ecology |
Volume | 35 |
Issue | 1 |
Start Page | 124 |
Date Published | 06/2010 |
Authors | Scott JD, Lee MK, Fernando K, Durden LA, Jorgensen DR, Mak S, Morshed M |
Keywords | birds, borrelia, burgdorferi, genotype, lyme |
Abstract | In this three-year, bird-tick-pathogen study (2004–2006), 366 ticks representing 12 species were collected from 151 songbirds (31 passerine species/subspecies) at 16 locations Canada-wide. |
URL | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1948-7134.2010.00068.x/full |
DOI | 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2010.00068.x |