Volume 12, Number 7, July 2006

Migratory Passerine Birds as Reservoirs of Lyme Borreliosis in Europe

Pär Comstedt,* Sven Bergström,* Björn Olsen,*† Ulf Garpmo,*‡ Lisette Marjavaara,* Hans Mejlon,§ Alan G. Barbour,¶ and Jonas Bunikis¶
*Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; †Kalmar University, Kalmar, Sweden; ‡Kalmar Hospital, Kalmar, Sweden; §Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; and ¶University of California, Irvine, California, USA

Figure 2. Frequency distribution of subadult tick infestations of migratory birds captured at Ottenby Bird Observatory, Sweden, 2001. Aggregation of risk of infestation is shown in the inset. Three birds with 26, 33, or 40 ticks, most of which were larvae, are excluded from the figure.

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