Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato detected in skin of norwegian mountain hares (Lepus Timidus) without signs of dissemination

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 293-299

  Kjelland, Vivian ^a   Ytrehus, Björnar ^b   Vikören, Turid ^b   Stuen, Snorre ^c   Skarpaas, Tone ^d   Slettan, Audun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d Section of Rheumatology   (Norway)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato; Infection rate; Ixodes ricinus; Lepus timidus; Mountain hare; Norway; PCR; Ticks

Indexed keywords

BORRELIA; BORRELIA AFZELII; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; BORRELIA SP.; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; LEPUS; LEPUS TIMIDUS; SPIROCHAETALES;

EID: 79953667068     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-47.2.293     Document Type: Article

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