Presence of host-seeking Ixodes ricinus and their infection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in the Northern Apennines, Italy

Host-seeking ticks were collected in the Northern Apennines, Italy, by dragging at 35 sites, at altitudes ranging from 680 and 1670 m above sea level (asl), from April to November, in 2010 and 2011. Ixodes ricinus (4431 larvae, 597 nymphs and 12 adults) and Haemaphysalis punctata (11,209 larvae, 313...

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Main Authors: Ragagli, C, Mannelli, A, Ambrogi, C, Bisanzio, D, Ceballos, L, Grego, E, Martello, E, Selmi, M, Tomassone, L
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer International Publishing 2016