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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
11
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1994-1-27
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pubmed:abstractText |
To determine how rapidly Lyme disease spirochetes (Borrelia burgdorferi) can be transmitted by partially fed vector ticks (Ixodes dammini), attached nymphs were removed from their hosts at various intervals post-attachment and subsequently permitted to re-feed to repletion on noninfected mice. We confirm previous reports that ticks deposit Lyme disease spirochetes in the skin of their hosts mainly after 2 days of attachment. Those that have been removed from a host within this interval can reattach and commence feeding. Spirochete-infected nymphs that have previously been attached to a host for 1 day become infectious to other hosts within another day. Noninfected nymphs acquire infection from spirochete-infected hosts within a day of attachment and become infectious to other hosts 3 to 5 days later. Virtually all ticks transmitted infection when reattaching after first feeding for 2 days. We conclude that partially fed nymphal ticks transmit spirochetal infection more rapidly than do ticks that have never been attached to a host and that infected ticks become infectious before they molt.
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pubmed:commentsCorrections |
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Nov
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pubmed:issn |
0095-1137
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
31
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
2878-81
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-11-18
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pubmed:meshHeading |
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pubmed:year |
1993
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Accelerated transmission of Lyme disease spirochetes by partially fed vector ticks.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Tropical Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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