An updated meta-analysis of the distribution and prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. in ticks in Europe Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Background: The bacteria of the group Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. are the etiological agents of Lyme borreliosis in humans, transmitted by bites of ticks. Improvement of control measures requires a solid framework of the environmental traits driving its prevalence in ticks.
Methods: We updated a previous meta-analysis of the reported prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. in questing nymphs of Ixodes ricinus with a literature search ...