Migrating Birds and Tickborne Encephalitis Virus

Waldenström, Jonas; Lundkvist, Åke; Falk, Kerstin I.; Garpmo, Ulf; Bergström, Sven; Lindegren, Gunnel; Sjöstedt, Anders; Mejlon, Hans; Fransson, Thord; Haemig, Paul D.; Olsen, Björn

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Migrating Birds and Tickborne Encephalitis Virus

Published Date:

Aug 2007

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 13(8):1215-1218.

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Waldenström, Jonas ; Lundkvist, Åke ; Falk, Kerstin I. ; Garpmo, Ulf ; Bergström, Sven ; ... More ▼

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Document Type:

Journal Article

Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Description:

During spring and autumn 2001, we screened 13,260 migrating birds at Ottenby Bird Observatory, Sweden, and found 3.4% were infested with ticks. Four birds, each a different passerine species, carried tickborne encephalitis virus (TBEV)-infected ticks (Ixodes ricinus). Migrating birds may play a role in the geographic dispersal of TBEV-infected ticks.

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