Publications by authors named "Haley M Cooper"
Ticks Tick Borne Dis
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- - Lyme disease is spreading in the Great Plains, with small mammals like Peromyscus mice and southern red-backed voles being the primary hosts studied in northeastern North Dakota from 2012 to 2013.
- - Two tick species, Dermacentor variabilis and Ixodes scapularis, were found to infest these rodents, with I. scapularis being more common on Peromyscus and D. variabilis more abundant on M. gapperi.
- - Testing showed that both rodent species carried Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria, and nymphs from infected ticks successfully transmitted the bacteria to mice, indicating high potential for Lyme disease spread through these small mammals.
