An updated meta-analysis of the distribution and prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. in ticks in Europe

An updated meta-analysis of the distribution and prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. in ticks in Europe

Abstract Background The bacteria of the group Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. are the etiological agents of Lyme borreliosis in humans, transmitted by bites of ticks. Improvement of control measures requires a solid framework of the environmental traits driving its prevalence in ticks. Methods We updated...

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Main Authors: Agustín Estrada-Peña, Sally Cutler, Aleksandar Potkonjak, Muriel Vassier-Tussaut, Wim Van Bortel, Hervé Zeller, Natalia Fernández-Ruiz, Andrei Daniel Mihalca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
Subjects:
Borrelia burgdorferi s.l.
Meta-analysis
Distribution
Europe
Modelling of prevalence
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12942-018-0163-7

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