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    • Local Prevalence of Ticks Carrying the Lyme Disease Bacterium 

      Kruger, Alyssa; Hacker, Madeleine (2013-05)
      The purpose of this ongoing study has been to survey local deer tick populations in a 50-150 mile radius of Eau Claire for the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria. This bacterium, which is transmitted by a tick bite, ...
    • Tick Check : the Prevalence of Lyme Disease Causing Ticks in Wisconsin 

      Kujawa, Georgeann (2011-05)
      Little is known about the prevalence of Lyme disease infected ticks in Wisconsin. This study was undertaken to detect the presence of Lyme disease causing bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi (B. burgdorferi), in deer ticks ...