Transovarial transmission of Borrelia spirochetes by Ixodes scapularis: A summary of the literature and recent observations.
Rollend L, Fish D, Childs JE. Yale School of Public Health, 60 College Street, New Haven, CT 06520-8034, USA. Electronic address: Lindsay.Rollend@yale.edu. Abstract Transovarial transmission (TOT) of Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato), the agent of Lyme disease, by the Ixodes persulcatus group of hard ticks (Ixodidae) has frequently been reported in the literature since the discovery…