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Prevalence of <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> Sensu Lato in Ticks Collected from Migratory Birds in Switzerland
Auteur(s)
Poupon, Marie-Angèle
Humair, Pierre-François
Schaad, Michael
Jenni, Lukas
Date de parution
2006
In
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2006/72/976-979
Résumé
The prevalence of ticks infected by <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> sensu lato on birds during their migrations was studied in Switzerland. A total of 1,270 birds captured at two sites were examined for tick infestation. <i>Ixodes ricinus</i> was the dominant tick species. Prevalences of tick infestation were 6% and 18.2% for birds migrating northward and southward, respectively. <i>Borrelia valaisiana</i> was the species detected most frequently in ticks, followed by <i>Borrelia garinii</i> and <i>Borrelia lusitaniae</i>. Among birds infested by infected ticks, 23% (6/26) were infested by <i>B. lusitaniae</i>-infected larvae. Migratory birds appear to be reservoir hosts for <i>B. lusitaniae</i>.
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