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Project

Transmission dynamics of tick-borne Borrelia and rickettsial bacteria in a songbird tick community.

Although songbird-tick systems can affect the human risk of tick-borne diseases, little is known about the competence of birds and bird-specialized ticks to acquire, replicate and transmit tickborne pathogenic agents in the wild. This project aims at increasing our insights into the contribution of resident songbirds and bird-specialized ticks (Ixodes arboricola and I. frontalis) in the terrestrial cycles of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. and several rickettsial bacteria by focussing on their infection risk and capacity to transmit the bacteria.
Date:1 Jan 2015 →  31 Dec 2017
Keywords:SONGBIRDS, EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY
Disciplines:Ecology, Environmental science and management, Other environmental sciences