Crowdsourcing-based nationwide tick collection reveals the distribution of Ixodes ricinus and I. persulcatus and associated pathogens in Finland

Crowdsourcing-based nationwide tick collection reveals the distribution of Ixodes ricinus and I. persulcatus and associated pathogens in Finland

A national crowdsourcing-based tick collection campaign was organized in 2015 with the objective of producing novel data on tick distribution and tick-borne pathogens in Finland. Nearly 20 000 Ixodes ticks were collected. The collected material revealed the nationwide distribution of I. persulcatus...

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Main Authors: Maija Laaksonen, Eeva Sajanti, Jani J Sormunen, Ritva Penttinen, Jari Hänninen, Kai Ruohomäki, Ilari Sääksjärvi, Eero J Vesterinen, Ilppo Vuorinen, Jukka Hytönen, Tero Klemola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Subjects:
Borrelia burgdorferi
Borrelia miyamotoi
crowdsourcing
distribution
Ixodes persulcatus
Ixodes ricinus
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1038/emi.2017.17

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