Migrating Birds and Tickborne Encephalitis Virus

During spring and autumn 2001, we screened 13,260 migrating birds at Ottenby Bird Observatory, Sweden, and found 3.4% were infested with ticks. Four birds, each a different passerine species, carried tickborne encephalitis virus (TBEV)–infected ticks (Ixodes ricinus). Migrating birds may play a role...

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Autores principales: Waldenström, Jonas, Lundkvist, Åke, Falk, Kerstin I., Garpmo, Ulf, Bergström, Sven, Lindegren, Gunnel, Sjöstedt, Anders, Mejlon, Hans, Fransson, Thord, Haemig, Paul D., Olsen, Björn
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2828075/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17953095
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1308.061416
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author Waldenström, Jonas
Lundkvist, Åke
Falk, Kerstin I.
Garpmo, Ulf
Bergström, Sven
Lindegren, Gunnel
Sjöstedt, Anders
Mejlon, Hans
Fransson, Thord
Haemig, Paul D.
Olsen, Björn
author_facet Waldenström, Jonas
Lundkvist, Åke
Falk, Kerstin I.
Garpmo, Ulf
Bergström, Sven
Lindegren, Gunnel
Sjöstedt, Anders
Mejlon, Hans
Fransson, Thord
Haemig, Paul D.
Olsen, Björn
author_sort Waldenström, Jonas
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description During spring and autumn 2001, we screened 13,260 migrating birds at Ottenby Bird Observatory, Sweden, and found 3.4% were infested with ticks. Four birds, each a different passerine species, carried tickborne encephalitis virus (TBEV)–infected ticks (Ixodes ricinus). Migrating birds may play a role in the geographic dispersal of TBEV-infected ticks.
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spelling pubmed-28280752010-03-02 Migrating Birds and Tickborne Encephalitis Virus Waldenström, Jonas Lundkvist, Åke Falk, Kerstin I. Garpmo, Ulf Bergström, Sven Lindegren, Gunnel Sjöstedt, Anders Mejlon, Hans Fransson, Thord Haemig, Paul D. Olsen, Björn Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch During spring and autumn 2001, we screened 13,260 migrating birds at Ottenby Bird Observatory, Sweden, and found 3.4% were infested with ticks. Four birds, each a different passerine species, carried tickborne encephalitis virus (TBEV)–infected ticks (Ixodes ricinus). Migrating birds may play a role in the geographic dispersal of TBEV-infected ticks. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-08 /pmc/articles/PMC2828075/ /pubmed/17953095 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1308.061416 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Waldenström, Jonas
Lundkvist, Åke
Falk, Kerstin I.
Garpmo, Ulf
Bergström, Sven
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Sjöstedt, Anders
Mejlon, Hans
Fransson, Thord
Haemig, Paul D.
Olsen, Björn
Migrating Birds and Tickborne Encephalitis Virus
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2828075/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1308.061416
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