Yale studies diversity of Borrelia
By Linda on Dec 1, 2010 in Infections
Excerpt:
We genotyped Borrelia burgdorferi detected in larvae of Ixodes
scapularis removed from songbirds and compared them with those
found in host-seeking I.
scapularis nymphs sampled throughout the eastern U.S. Birds are
capable of transmitting most known genotypes, albeit at different
frequencies than expected based on genotypes found among
host-seeking nymphs.