The multistate model contained four states for the Peromyscus leucopus mice: (1) susceptible juveniles, (2) Borrelia burgdorferi-infected juveniles, (3) susceptible adults, and (4) B. burgdorferi-infe
Vector or host competence can be defined as the ability of an individual to become infected and subsequently transmit a pathogen. Assays to measure competence play a key part in the assessment of the
