Ixodes ricinus and its transmitted pathogens in urban and peri-urban areas in Europe: New hazards and relevance for public health

Frontiers in Public Health

Volumn 2, Issue DEC, 2014, Pages

  Rizzoli, Annapaola ^a   Silaghi, Cornelia ^b,c   Obiegala, Anna ^b,d   Rudolf, Ivo ^e   Hubálek, Zdeněk ^e   Földvári, Gábor ^f   Plantard, Olivier ^g,h   Vayssier Taussat, Muriel ⁱ   Bonnet, Sarah ⁱ   Špitalská, Eva ^j   Kazimírová, Mária ^k  

^a RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^e INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^f SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^g Epidemiology and Risk Analysis in Animal Health   (France)

^h LUNAM UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

ⁱ INRA   (France)

^j INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY   (Slovakia)

^k INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

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Author keywords

Europe; Ixodes ricinus; Tick borne pathogens; Ticks; Urban habitats

Indexed keywords

EID: 85028233821     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22962565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2014.00251     Document Type: Review

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