Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato-infected Ixodes ricinus collected from vegetation near the Arctic Circle

• Published in: Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
• Main Authors: Hvidsten, Dag, Stordal, Frode, Lager, Malin, Rognerud, Bjørg, Kristiansen, Bjørn Erik, Matussek, Andreas, Gray, Jeremy, Stuen, Snorre
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Subjects: Ixodes ricinus; Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato; Borrelia spp; Prevalence; Tick density; Arctic Circle; VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Basale medisinske; odontologiske og veterinærmedisinske fag: 710::Medisinsk mikrobiologi: 715; VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Basic medical; dental and veterinary science disciplines: 710::Medical microbiology: 715; Arctic; Norway; Brønnøy; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/9011; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2015.07.002

Published version also available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2015.07.002 This is the first study to determine the density of questing Ixodes ricinus in northern Norway. It was performed at two sites in Brønnøy, which has been known for its tick permissive habitats for decades and is one of...