Prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks in urban and suburban areas of Switzerland

BACKGROUND: Throughout Europe, Ixodes ricinus transmits numerous pathogens. Its widespread distribution is not limited to rural but also includes urbanized areas. To date, comprehensive data on pathogen carrier rates of I. ricinus ticks in urban areas of Switzerland is lacking. RESULTS: Ixodes ricin...

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Published in:Parasit Vectors
Main Authors: Oechslin, Corinne P., Heutschi, Daniel, Lenz, Nicole, Tischhauser, Werner, Péter, Olivier, Rais, Olivier, Beuret, Christian M., Leib, Stephen L., Bankoul, Sergei, Ackermann-Gäumann, Rahel
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Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5680829/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29121976
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2500-2
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