Active and Passive Surveillance and Phylogenetic Analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi Elucidate the Process of Lyme Disease Risk Emergence in Canada | Zendy

Nicholas H. Ogden | Zendy; Catherine Bouchard | Zendy; Klaus Kurtenbach | Zendy; Gabriele Margos | Zendy; L. Robbin Lindsay | Zendy; Louise Trudel | Zendy; Soulyvane Nguon | Zendy; François Milord | Zendy

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Active and Passive Surveillance and Phylogenetic Analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi Elucidate the Process of Lyme Disease Risk Emergence in Canada

Author(s) -

Nicholas H. Ogden,

Catherine Bouchard,

Klaus Kurtenbach,

Gabriele Margos,

L. Robbin Lindsay,

Louise Trudel,

Soulyvane Nguon,

François Milord

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.0901766

Subject(s) - ixodes scapularis , borrelia burgdorferi , lyme disease , tick , biology , multilocus sequence typing , virology , ixodidae , immunology , genotype , genetics , gene , antibody

Northward expansion of the tick Ixodes scapularis is driving Lyme disease (LD) emergence in Canada. Information on mechanisms involved is needed to enhance surveillance and identify where LD risk is emerging.

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