Few vertebrate species dominate the Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. life cycle

Background. In the northern hemisphere, ticks of the Ixodidae family are vectors of diseases such as Lyme borreliosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tick-borne encephalitis. Most of these ticks are generalists and have a three-host life cycle for which they are dependent on three different hosts...

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Published in:	Environmental research letters Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 43001 - 43016
Main Authors:	Hofmeester, T R, Coipan, E C, van Wieren, S E, Prins, H H T, Takken, W, Sprong, H
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bristol IOP Publishing 01.04.2016
Subjects:	016-3926 Arachnids Bacterial diseases Body mass Borrelia Borrelia burgdorferi Borreliosis Correlation deer Encephalitis Geographical distribution Herbivores Ixodes ricinus Ixodidae Larvae Life cycles Lyme borreliosis Mountains Northern Hemisphere Parasitic diseases Rocky Mountain spotted fever Rodents small mammals Species thrushes Tick-borne diseases Tick-borne encephalitis Ticks transmission maintenance Vectors Vertebrates North America, Rocky Mts ANE, Europe
ISSN:	1748-9326, 1748-9326
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