| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - For Lyme disease to exist in an area, at least three closely interrelated elements must be present in nature: (1) the Lyme disease bacteria B. burgdorferi (2) Ixodes ticks that can transmit the bacteria, and (3) mammals such as mice and deer to provide a blood meal for the ticks through their various life stages.
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