Transport of Ixodid ticks and tick-borne pathogens by migratory birds.

Birds, particularly passerines, can be parasitized by Ixodid ticks, which may be infected with tick-borne pathogens, like Borrelia spp., Babesia spp., Anaplasma, Rickettsia/Coxiella, and tick-borne encephalitis virus. The prevalence of ticks on birds varies over years, season, locality and different...

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Main Author: Gunnar eHasle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2013.00048/full