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SUBMITTER: Biernat B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4980418 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Biernat Beata B Stańczak Joanna J Michalik Jerzy J Sikora Bożena B Cieniuch Stella S
Parasitology research 20160511 9
The aim of this study was to assess the importance of forest passerine birds in spreading ixodid ticks infected with rickettsiae of spotted fever group (SFG) in sylvatic habitats in western Poland. In total, 834 immature Ixodes ricinus ticks were found on 64 birds of 11 species which were captured during the tick-questing season between May and September of 2006. Ground-foraging passerines hosted most of the ticks compared with arboreal species, and therefore, only the former group was included ...[more]