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Seasonal Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes ricinus in Different Vegetation Types in Sweden

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Pages 449-456 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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Rolf Gustafson, Thomas G. T. Jaenson, Ann Gardulf, Hans Mejlon & Bo Svenungsson. (1995) Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato Infection in Ixodes ricinus in Sweden. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases 27:6, pages 597-601.
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