2012
Human Risk of Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme Disease Agent, in Eastern United States
Diuk-Wasser MA, Hoen AG, Cislo P, Brinkerhoff R, Hamer SA, Rowland M, Cortinas R, Vourc'h G, Melton F, Hickling GJ, Tsao JI, Bunikis J, Barbour AG, Kitron U, Piesman J, Fish D. Human Risk of Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme Disease Agent, in Eastern United States. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2012, 86: 320-327. PMID: 22302869, PMCID: PMC3269287, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme diseaseHuman riskSpread of infectionHuman infection riskBorrelia burgdorferi sensu strictoRisk factorsBurgdorferi sensu strictoInfection riskTick-borne pathogensLyme disease agentPrevention effortsInfectionBorrelia burgdorferiConfidence intervalsB. burgdorferiInfected nymphsRiskDiseaseRisk focusBurgdorferiUnited StatesDisease agentsHost-seeking nymphsI. scapularis populationsDiagnosis
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Feeding Density Influences Acquisition of Borrelia burgdorferi in Larval Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)
Levin M, Papero M, Fish D. Feeding Density Influences Acquisition of Borrelia burgdorferi in Larval Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal Of Medical Entomology 1997, 34: 569-572. PMID: 9379464, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/34.5.569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of infectionBorrelia burgdorferi transmissionConsecutive weeksLarval Ixodes scapularisSpirochete prevalenceBorrelia burgdorferiB. burgdorferiLarval I. scapularisInfluences acquisitionPrevalenceBurgdorferiIxodes scapularisWhite-footed mouseIxodes scapularis SayI. scapularisEfficiency of acquisitionI. scapularis populationsInfectionMice