In the 1980s, the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis Say, and rodents were recognized as
the principal vector and reservoir hosts of the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi …

Abstract In the United States, rodents serve as important hosts of medically important Ixodes
ticks, including Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus, as well as reservoirs for human …

Lyme and other tick-borne diseases are increasing in the United States. Development of tick
control tools have focused primarily on the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis Say …

Lyme disease, caused by some Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, is the most common tick-
borne illness in the Northern Hemisphere and the number of cases, and geographic spread …

A high prevalence of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi in ixodid ticks is correlated with a
high incidence of Lyme disease. The transmission of B. burgdorferi to humans can be …

This review focuses on the immunization of animals as a means of preventing human
diseases (zoonoses). Three frameworks for the use of vaccines in this context are described …

Lyme borreliosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato bacteria
transmitted to humans and domestic animals by the bite of an Ixodes spp. tick (deer tick) …

Abstract The widely-distributed North American species Peromyscus leucopus and P.
maniculatus of cricetine rodents are, between them, important natural reservoirs for several …

Borrelia burgdorferi, a pathogen transmitted by Ixodes ticks, is responsible for a prevalent
illness known as Lyme disease, and a vaccine for human use is unavailable. Recently …

Lyme disease (LD) is an emerging zoonotic infection that is increasing in incidence in North
America, Europe, and Asia. With the development of safe and efficacious vaccines, LD can …