M. Levin

Works (2)

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1996 journal article

Reservoir Competence of the Southeastern Five-Lined Skink (Eumeces inexpectatus) and the Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) for Borrelia burgdorferi

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 54(1), 92–97.

By: M. Levin n, S. Yang, C. Apperson*, J. Levine*  & P. Howard*

MeSH headings : Animals; Borrelia burgdorferi Group / isolation & purification; Disease Reservoirs; Lizards / microbiology; Rabbits; Ticks / microbiology
TL;DR: The ability of the lizards to sustain a Borrelia infection and infect attached ticks suggests that they may play a role in the maintenance of spirochete transmission. (via Semantic Scholar)
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1995 journal article

Reservoir Competence of the Rice Rat (Rodentia: Cricetidae) for Borrelia burgdorferi

Journal of Medical Entomology, 32(2), 138–142.

By: M. Levin n, J. Levine n , C. Apperson n, D. Norris n & P. Howard n

author keywords: BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; RESERVOIR COMPETENCE; RICE RAT
MeSH headings : Animals; Borrelia burgdorferi Group / isolation & purification; Borrelia burgdorferi Group / pathogenicity; Borrelia burgdorferi Group / physiology; Cricetinae; Disease Reservoirs; Female; Lyme Disease / transmission; Lyme Disease / veterinary; Male; Mesocricetus / microbiology; Nymph / microbiology; Rats; Sigmodontinae / microbiology; Ticks / microbiology
TL;DR: The reservoir competence of the rice rat, Oryzomys palustris, for Borrelia burgdorferi is confirmed and tick infectivity for ticks exceeded 2 mo. (via Semantic Scholar)
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