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  1. 1. Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu latu in rodents from two areas with varying wild ungulate densities in Southern Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Jimmy Nyman; [2017]
    Keywords : Borrelia Burgdorferi sensu lato; DNA; external oligonucleotides; infection probability; prevalence; rodents; ungulates;

    Abstract : On a global scale, zoonotic vector-borne diseases pose an increasing threat towards human health. In Europe, the haemotophagous ectoparasite sheep tick (Ixodes ricinus) acts as a pathogen vector for diseases like tick-borne encephalitis and Lyme disease with increasing annual incidences during the last decades. READ MORE

  3. 2. Fästingrelaterad problematik och prevention i stadslandskapets rekreationsmiljöer : skötsel- och gestaltningsstrategier för en vandringsstig utmed Isbladskärret i Stockholm

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Rebecca Rönnmark; [2016]
    Keywords : landskapsarkitektur; fästingburna infektioner; gestaltning; skötsel; skogsmiljöer; ängsmiljöer; våtmarksmiljöer; urbana områden; Isbladskärret;

    Abstract : En ökande och mer krävande medelklass i urbana miljöer kommer att innebära utmaningar för framtiden. Jag har noterat att urbana människor ofta ägnar sig åt utomhusaktiviteter, såsom löpning, skogspromenader, skidåkning och i vissa fall utövas mer specifika intressen som studier av växter, insekter eller fåglar. READ MORE

  4. 3. Risk assessment and treatment of Lyme borreliosis in southern Norway : Examination of Ixodes ricinus ticks for prevalence and genotypes of Lyme disease and Borrelia species in southern Norway.

    University essay from Kemiska institutionen

    Author : Terese Stave Marcussen; [2013]
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  5. 4. Prevalence and phylogeny of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l.-infected ticks in central and southern Sweden

    University essay from Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Jenna Anderson; [2010]
    Keywords : Ticks; Borrelia; Ixodes ricinus; Lyme disease; Lyme borreliosis; Fästing; borrelios; Lyme-sjukdom;

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  6. 5. Comparison of Two Methods for Detecting Intrathecal Synthesis of Borrelia Specific Antibodies

    University essay from Institutionen för naturvetenskap, NV

    Author : Stephanie Holmqvist; [2010]
    Keywords : Borrelia; neuroborreliosis; Lyme disease; intrathecal synthesis; cerebrospinal fluid variables;

    Abstract : In Europe, Lyme disease is caused by the species Borrelia (B.) burgdorferi sensu stricto, B. garinii and B. afzelii. READ MORE