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Pathogen communities of songbird-derived ticks in Europe's low countries.
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2017-10-18
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Pathogen communities of songbird-derived ticks in Europe's low countries.
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Parasit Vectors 2017; 10(1):497
Abstract
Birds play a major role in the maintenance of enzootic cycles of pathogens transmitted by ticks. Due to their mobility, they affect the spatial distribution and abundance of both ticks and pathogens. In the present study, we aim to identify members of a pathogen community [Borrelia burgdorferi (s.l.), B. miyamotoi, 'Ca. Neoehrlichia mikurensis', Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Rickettsia helvetica] in songbird-derived ticks from 11 locations in the Netherlands and Belgium (2012-2014).