Impact of vertebrate communities on Ixodes ricinus-borne disease risk in forest areas
Abstract Background The density of questing ticks infected with tick-borne pathogens is an important parameter that determines tick-borne disease risk. An important factor determining this density is the availability of different wildlife species as hosts for ticks and their pathogens. Here, we inve...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-09-01
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| Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3700-8 |