Journal Article Norway Rats as Reservoir Hosts for Lyme Disease Spirochetes on Monhegan Island, Maine Get access Robert P. Smith, Jr, Robert P. Smith, Jr Reprints or correspondence: Dr. Robert P. Smith, Jr., Research Dept., Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhal1 St, Portland, ME 04102-3175. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Peter W. Rand, Peter W. Rand Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Eleanor H. Lacombe, Eleanor H. Lacombe Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Sam R. Telford, Jr, Sam R. Telford, Jr Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Stephen M. Rich, Stephen M. Rich Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Joseph Piesman, Joseph Piesman Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Andrew Spielman Andrew Spielman Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 168, Issue 3, September 1993, Pages 687–691, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/168.3.687 Published: 01 September 1993 Article history Received: 19 January 1993 Revision received: 15 April 1993 Published: 01 September 1993