Wild Mice Have Natural Protection against Lyme borreliosis (IMAGE)

University of Zurich

Wild Mice Have Natural Protection against Lyme borreliosis

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Ticks suck blood. Through the saliva of infected ticks, Borrelia get into the blood stream of mice.

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