Open AccessPrevalencia de Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato en roedores sinantrópicos de dos comunidades rurales de Yucatán, México
Author(s) -
Analilia Solís-Henández,
Róger Iván Rodríguez-Vivas,
Maria D. Esteve-Gassent,
Sandra Luz Villegas-Pérez
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
biomédica/biomedica
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.26
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2590-7379
pISSN - 0120-4157
DOI - 10.7705/biomedica.v36i3.3139
Subject(s) - borrelia burgdorferi , sensu , biology , veterinary medicine , geography , ecology , medicine , genus , antibody , immunology
Lyme disease is a multisystemic zoonotic disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. This spirochete circulates in an enzootic cycle between the primary vertebrate reservoir and its tick vectors. Different species of rodents are known to be efficient natural reservoirs for B. burgdorferi s.l.