Birds and Borrelia

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 291, Issue SUPPL. 33, 2002, Pages 70-74

  Humair, Pierre François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Birds; Borrelia burgdorferi; I. uriae; Ixodes ricinus; Lyme borreliosis; Reservoirs

Indexed keywords

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; IXODES RICINUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; IXODES; LIFE CYCLE; LYME DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITE VECTOR; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; IXODES; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; LYME DISEASE;

EID: 0036069037     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1438-4221(02)80015-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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