The importance of lizards and small mammals as reservoirs for Borrelia lusitaniae in Portugal

Borrelia lusitaniae is a pathogen frequent in the Mediterranean area. Apart from lizards, evidence for birds and small mammals as competent reservoirs for this genospecies has been occasional. We collected questing ticks, skin biopsies and Ixodes sp. ticks feeding on lizards, birds and small mammals...

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Main Author: Norte, Ana Cláudia (author)
Other Authors: Alves da Silva, António (author), Alves, Joana (author), Pascoal da Silva, Luís (author), Núncio, Maria Sofia (author), Escudero, Raquel (author), Anda, Pedro (author), Ramos, Jaime A. (author), Lopes de Carvalho, Isabel (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Infecções Sistémicas e Zoonoses
Lizards
Small Mammals
Reservoirs
Borrelia lusitaniae
Portugal
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/3416
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/3416

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/3416

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