Diversity in prevalence and genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes ricinus ticks and rodents in Lithuania and Norway

In summer of 2003 and 2004 ticks were collected by flagging undergrowth with 1 m 2 white towel in 18 locations of Lithuania with different landscapes (ag- ricultural land – type

To define the role of migrating birds as host and disseminators of ticks in Lithuania and Norway we analysed immature stage of ticks feeding on different passerine bird

In the present study, the sites with the highest prevalence of infection are situated in the coastal areas where many migratory and sea birds cluster, which could play a role

We detected Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia divergens in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from different locations in Lithuania and Norway by using the Taq Man based real-time

In the present study, the most tick-infested birds were captured in Jomfruland (with an average of 6.7 ticks per infested bird), followed by Lista (3.6 ticks per bird), and

 Foreta laboratorieundersøkelser for forekomst av Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato i flått samlet fra Jomfruland, Fjelløyvær, Tjore, Straum

ricinus ticks depends on variation within Kretinga (Lithuania) and Odderoya (Norway) populations situated in coastal areas where many migratory and sea birds are

Conclusion: The high abundance of roe deer and red deer on the Norwegian islands of Fjelløyvær and Strøm may reduce the infection rate of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in