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Birds and Borrelia.
Journal article

Birds and Borrelia.

  • Humair PF Institut de Zoologie, Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Pierre-Francois.Humair@unine.ch
  • 2002-07-27
Published in:
  • International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM. - 2002
Animals
Arachnid Vectors
Bird Diseases
Birds
Borrelia burgdorferi Group
Disease Reservoirs
Ixodes
Life Cycle Stages
Lyme Disease
English After several years of controversy, the contribution of birds in the ecology of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl) has become more and more obvious on the three continents where the pathogens are distributed. Evidence of the reservoir competence of particular bird species has been obtained using tick xenodiagnosis. B. burgdorferi sl circulates not only in terrestrial environment involving Ixodes ricinus and undergrowth-frequenting birds but also in marine environment involving I. uriae and seabirds. Migrating birds contribute to the spread of B. burgdorferi sl and of infected tick vectors along migration routes.
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  • English
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