December 6, 2007

Chipmunks And Shrews, Not Just Mice, Harbor Lyme Disease

Biologist in the tick-infested woods of the Hudson Valley are challenging the widely held belief that mice are the main animal reservoir for Lyme disease in the US. Chipmunks and two shrew species, not just mice, are the four species that account for major outbreaks.

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