Duration of tick attachment and Borrelia burgdorferi transmission
- 1 March 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 25 (3) , 557-558
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.25.3.557-558.1987
Abstract
Nymphal Ixodes dammini transmitted Borrelia burgdorferi to 1 of 14 rodents exposed for 24 h, 5 of 14 rodents exposed for 48 h, and 13 of 14 rodents exposed for greater than or equal to 72 h. Prompt removal of attached ticks is a prudent public health measure, especially in regions where Lyme disease is endemic.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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