Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes scapularis Ticks, Chicago Area
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Maria Eugenia Morales-Betoulle,* Herber Morales,† Bradley J. Blitvich,‡ Ann M. Powers,§ E. Ann Davis,¶ Robert Klein,* and Celia Cordón-Rosales* *Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala; †Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Guatemala City, Guatemala; ‡Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA; §Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA; and ¶US Department of Agriculture-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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