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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