Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Migrating birds and tickborne encephalitis virus.
- Journal:
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Year:
- 2007
- Authors:
- Waldenström, Jonas et al.
- Affiliation:
- Kalmar University
- Species:
- bird
Abstract
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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