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Lyme Disease in Scotland Results of a Serological Study in Sheep

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Lyme Borreliosis

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSA,volume 260))

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Lyme Disease is a recently described zoonosis (Burgdorfer et al, 1982) caused by the spirochaete Borrelia burgdorferi and transmitted in Europe by the sheep tick Ixodes ricinus, which was added to the list of notifiable diseases in Scotland on 1st January 1990.

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  1. Veterinary Services, Scottish Agricultural College, Auchincruive Ayr, KA6 5AE, Scotland

    G. B. B. Mitchell & I. W. Smith

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  1. St. George’s Hospital Medical School, University of London, London, UK

    John S. Axford  & David H. E. Rees  & 

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Mitchell, G.B.B., Smith, I.W. (1994). Lyme Disease in Scotland Results of a Serological Study in Sheep. In: Axford, J.S., Rees, D.H.E. (eds) Lyme Borreliosis. NATO ASI Series, vol 260. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2415-1_19

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