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 [dot] Rollend [at] yale [dot] 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…