Larval Deer Ticks Can Transmit Borrelia miyamotoi
Larval Deer Ticks Can Transmit Borrelia miyamotoi Borrelia miyamotoi transovarial transmission means larval deer ticks can be infected at birth—making them a previously underrecognized risk. Unlike Lyme disease, where larval ticks are typically not infected, Borrelia miyamotoi can be passed from adult ticks to their offspring through transovarial transmission. This means larvae may already carry […]
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