Migratory Passerine Birds as Reservoirs of Lyme Borreliosis in Europe

To define the role of birds as reservoirs and disseminators of Borrelia spirochetes, we characterized tick infestation and reservoir competence of migratory passerine birds in Sweden. A total of 1,120 immature Ixodes ricinus ticks were removed from 13,260 birds and assayed by quantitative polymerase...

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Autores principales: Comstedt, Pär, Bergström, Sven, Olsen, Björn, Garpmo, Ulf, Marjavaara, Lisette, Mejlon, Hans, Barbour, Alan G., Bunikis, Jonas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3291064/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16836825
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1207.060127

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3291064/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16836825
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1207.060127

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