Ticks and mosquitoes as vectors of Borrelia burgdorferi s. l. in the forested areas of Szczecin

Folia Biologica

Volumn 55, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 143-146

  Kosik Bogacka, Danuta I ^a   Kuźna Grygiel, Wanda ^a   Jaborowska, Magdalena ^b  

^a POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi s. l.; IFA; Ixodes ricinus; Mosquitoes; Poland

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX PIPIENS PIPIENS; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; SPIROCHAETALES;

EID: 34447627171     PISSN: 00155497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3409/173491607781492542     Document Type: Article

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