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Ticks and Lyme Disease Bacteria in Urban Areas
Jenn Hoskins
29th June, 2024
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Key Findings
- The study in Zielona Góra, Poland, found ticks in 29 out of 72 urban green areas, including parks, schools, and forests
- About 26.1% of the collected ticks were infected with Borrelia, the bacteria causing Lyme disease
- The most common Borrelia species found were B. lusitaniae and B. afzelii, with no co-infections detected
References
Main Study
1) Ticks and spirochetes of the genus Borrelia in urban areas of Central-Western Poland
Published 28th June, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-024-00932-5
Related Studies
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4) Ticks (Acari: Ixodida) on birds (Aves) migrating through the Polish Baltic coast.
5) EVI and NDVI as proxies for multifaceted avian diversity in urban areas.