Borrelia wingmen: dispersal and maintenance of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. by birds

Lyme borreliosis, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi s.l., is the most prevalent vector-borne disease of moderate climates of the northern hemisfere. In Portugal, several Borrelia genospecies are present in questing ticks, which have different associations with vertebrate reservoir hosts and Lyme borrel...

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Main Author: Norte, A. C. (author)
Other Authors: Ramos, J.A. (author), Araújo, P.M. (author), da Silva, L.P. (author), Heylen, D. (author), Costantini, D. (author), Eens, M. (author), Núncio, M.S. (author), Lopes de Carvalho, I. (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Borrelia wingmen
Borrelia burgdorfei
Birds
Infecções Sistémicas e Zoonoses
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/5275
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/5275
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Summary:Lyme borreliosis, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi s.l., is the most prevalent vector-borne disease of moderate climates of the northern hemisfere. In Portugal, several Borrelia genospecies are present in questing ticks, which have different associations with vertebrate reservoir hosts and Lyme borreliosis etiology. To better understand disease risk it is necessary to evaluate the relationships among Borrelia genospecies, their tick vectors and vertebrate reservoir hosts.

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