Ixodes ricinus and Borrelia prevalence at the Arctic Circle in Norway

• Published in: Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
• Main Authors: Hvidsten, Dag, Stuen, Snorre, Jenkins, Andrew, Dienus, Olaf, Olsen, Renate Slind, Kristiansen, Bjørn-Erik, Mehl, Reidar Arne, Matussek, Andreas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2013
• Subjects: Arctic; Brønnøy; Norway; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/25344; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2013.09.003

The distribution limit of Ixodes ricinus ticks in northwestern Europe (Brønnøy, Norway, 1◦ south of the Arctic Circle), has been known since the 1930s. To reconfirm this finding and extend studies in the areas adjacent to the Arctic Circle (66◦33 N), ticks were collected from dogs and cats in 8 dist...