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Examining Prevalence and Diversity of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Questing Ixodes pacificus Ticks in California

Published:2021-06-11 Issue:13 Volume:87 Page:
ISSN:0099-2240
Container-title:Applied and Environmental Microbiology
language:en
Short-container-title:Appl Environ Microbiol

Author:

Salkeld Daniel J.¹^ORCID,Lagana Danielle M.²,Wachara Julie³,Porter W. Tanner³,Nieto Nathan C.³

Affiliation:

1. Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

2. Colorado School of Public Health, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

3. Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA

Abstract

Understanding the local host ecology and prevalence of zoonotic diseases is vital for public health. Using tick-borne diseases in California, we show that there is often a bias to our understanding and that studies tend to focus on particular habitats, e.g., Lyme disease in oak woodlands.

Funder

Bay Area Lyme Foundation

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Ecology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Food Science,Biotechnology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/AEM.00319-21

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