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Ticks and the city - are there any differences between city parks and natural forests in terms of tick abundance and prevalence of spirochaetes?

BACKGROUND: Ixodes ricinus ticks are commonly encountered in either natural or urban areas, contributing to Lyme disease agents Borreliella [(Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato)] spp. and Borrelia miyamotoi enzootic cycles in cities. It is an actual problem whether urbanization affects pathogen circul...

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Autores principales: Kowalec, Maciej, Szewczyk, Tomasz, Welc-Falęciak, Renata, Siński, Edward, Karbowiak, Grzegorz, Bajer, Anna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5697153/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29157278
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2391-2