Influence of some climatic factors on Ixodes ricinus ticks studied along altitudinal gradients in two geographic regions in Switzerland

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 298, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 55-59

  Gern, Lise ^a   Morán Cadenas, Francisca ^a   Burri, Caroline ^a  

^a Institut de Biologie   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Altitude; Borrelia burgdorferi; Climate; Ixodes ricinus; Questing ticks; Seasonal activity

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CLIMATE; INFECTION RATE; IXODES RICINUS; NONHUMAN; NYMPH; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHORT SURVEY; SUMMER; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 48349116094     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2008.01.005     Document Type: Short Survey

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