Identification of host blood-meal sources and Borrelia in field-collected Ixodes ricinus ticks in north-western Poland

Forest animals play fundamental roles in the maintenance of [i]Ixodes ricinus[/i] and [i]Borrelia[/i] species in the forest biotope. To identify the forest vertebrate species that are host for I. ricinus and for the recognition of the reservoirs of [i]Borrelia[/i] species, the blood-meal of 325 [i]I...

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Main Authors: Beata Wodecka, Bogumila Skotarczak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Rural Health 2015-12-01
Series:Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/aaem/Identification-of-host-blood-meal-sources-and-Borrelia-in-field-collected-Ixodes-ricinus-ticks-in-north-western-Poland,72374,0,2.html