Ecological factors that determine Ixodes ricinus tick burdens in the great tit (Parus major), an avian reservoir of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l.

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 603-611

  Heylen, Dieter ^a   Adriaensen, Frank ^a   Van Dongen, Stefan ^a   Sprong, Hein ^b   Matthysen, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi s.l.; Eco epidemiology; Ectoparasite; Ixodes ricinus; Lyme borreliosis; Parus major; Songbird; Tick borne diseases

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECTOPARASITE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; NESTLING; PARASITE INFESTATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SONGBIRD; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TICK; WEIGHT;

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BREEDING; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; FORAGING; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMIDITY; INFECTION RISK; IXODES RICINUS; MALE; MAMMAL; NESTING; NESTLING; NONHUMAN; PARUS MAJOR; PATHOGEN LOAD; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; RISK FACTOR; SONGBIRD; TICK BORNE DISEASE; TICK INFESTATION; VEGETATION; WINTER;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ECOSYSTEM; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; EUROPE; FEMALE; IXODES; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PARASITE LOAD; PASSERIFORMES; SEASONS;

AVES; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; MAMMALIA; PARUS MAJOR; PASSERI; PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM;

EID: 84878556079     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2013.02.007     Document Type: Article

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