Alekseev A N, Arumova E A, Vasilieva I S
Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab., 1, St Petersburg, Russia.
Exp Appl Acarol. 1995 Sep;19(9):519-22. doi: 10.1007/BF00052920.
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato was detected in one out of five cement plugs of female Ixodes persulcatus ticks. The spirochetes were found by dark field microscopy as early as 18 h after attachment of the ticks to the skin of a white mouse. The relevance of this finding is discussed in relation to the epidemiology of Lyme borreliosis.