Survival of Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) under challenging conditions of temperature and humidity is influenced by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato infection

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1196-1204

  Herrmann, Coralie ^a   Gern, Lise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

climate change; Ixodes ricinus; Lyme disease; Switzerland; tick survival

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; FEMALE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMIDITY; IXODES; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NYMPH; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; FEMALE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMIDITY; IXODES; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALE; NYMPH; TEMPERATURE;

ACARI; BORRELIA; BORRELIA AFZELII; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; BORRELIA GARINII; BORRELIA VALAISIANA; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; SPIROCHAETALES;

EID: 78649345581     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME10111     Document Type: Article

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