Which forest bird species are the main hosts of the tick, Ixodes ricinus, the vector of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, during the breeding season?

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 781-788

  Marsot, M ^a,b   Henry, P Y ^c   Vourc'h, G ^a   Gasqui, P ^a   Ferquel, E ^d   Laignel, J ^b   Grysan, M ^b   Chapuis, J L ^b  

^a EPIA   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c MNHN   (France)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Forest birds; Ixodes; Life history traits; Tick burden; Tick dynamics

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PATHOGEN; VEGETATION;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; AGE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BREEDING; GENDER; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INNATE IMMUNITY; IXODES RICINUS; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; VEGETATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ARACHNID VECTORS; BIRDS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BREEDING; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOST SPECIFICITY; HUMANS; IXODES; LYME DISEASE; MALE; SEASONS;

AVES; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; ERITHACUS RUBECULA; IXODES; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; TROGLODYTES TROGLODYTES; TURDUS MERULA; TURDUS PHILOMELOS;

EID: 84863826677     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2012.05.010     Document Type: Article

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