Vertical transmission rates of Borrelia miyamotoi in Ixodes scapularis collected from white-tailed deer
Han S, Lubelczyk C, Hickling GJ, Belperron AA, Bockenstedt LK, Tsao JI. Vertical transmission rates of Borrelia miyamotoi in Ixodes scapularis collected from white-tailed deer. Ticks And Tick-borne Diseases 2019, 10: 682-689. PMID: 30846418, PMCID: PMC6551370, DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2019.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, WildBorreliaBorrelia InfectionsDeerFemaleInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalIxodesLarvaMaineNew HampshireNymphPolymerase Chain ReactionTennesseeConceptsVertical transmission rateB. miyamotoiBorrelia miyamotoiBorrelia miyamotoi diseaseHunter-harvested white-tailed deerTransovarial transmission ratesInfected female ticksMiyamotoi infectionB. burgdorferi sensu strictoBurgdorferi sensu strictoInfection prevalenceI. scapularisHuman hostIxodes ricinus complexMiyamotoiLarval I. scapularisWhite-tailed deerLyme borreliaeFever spirochetesFurther investigation