Ten male Indian rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta), aged 2 — 3 years were subjected to infection with B. burgdorferi by nymphal Ixodes scapularis tick feeding. (journals.plos.org)
Mortality data collected on day 32 after application showed 90 % kill rate of Ixodes scapularis ticks. (hartz.com)
For each round of xenodiagnosis, 20 uninfected Ixodes scapularis nymphs were placed on each monkey. (journals.plos.org)