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Table 4 B. burgdorfer i s.l. genotypes in I. ricinu s ticks collected from birds, 2008.

From: Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from migratory birds in Southern Norway

  

Borrelia species identified in larvae

Borrelia species identified in nymphs

Bird species

No. birds with infected ticks/no. birds infested

Bg

Bv

Ba

Bg

Bv

Ba

Bbss

Migrating birds

        

Phylloscopus trochilus

1 (24)

      

1

Sylvia communis

1 (20)

1

      

Anthus trivialis

1 (7)

   

1

   

Erithacus rubecula*

1 (29)

     

1

 

Turdus iliacus*

2 (3)

3

  

9

   

Turdus merula*

4 (22)

1

2

 

2

2

  

Turdus pilaris*

1 (5)

   

1

   

Fringilla coelebs*

8 (51)

7

  

2

   

Prunella modularis*

2 (5)

   

1

 

1

 

Resident birds

        

Troglodytes troglodytes

1 (4)

  

1

    

Total

22 (170)

12

2

1

16

2

2

1

  1. Migrating and resident birds are defined according to Fonstad et al. [9]. Only bird species carrying B. burgdorfer i s.l. infected tick(s) are included in the table.
  2. *Migrating birds, but some individuals may overwinter
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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

ISSN: 1751-0147