Abundance of <it>Ixodes ricinus</it> and prevalence of <it>Borrelia burgdorferi</it> s.l. in the nature reserve Siebengebirge, Germany, in comparison to three former studies from 1978 onwards

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>During the last decades, population densities of <it>Ixodes ricinus</it> and prevalences of <it>Borrelia burgdorferi</it> s.l. have increased in different regions in Europe. In the present study, we determined...

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Main Authors: Schwarz Alexandra, Hönig Václav, Vavrušková Zuzana, Grubhoffer Libor, Balczun Carsten, Albring Antje, Schaub Günter A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/5/1/268