The effect of forest structural complexity on tick-borne pathogens in questing ticks and small mammals
Tosca Vanroy, An Martel, Lander Baeten, Manoj Fonville, Luc Lens, Frank Pasmans, Hein Sprong, Diederik Strubbe, Mats Van Gestel, Kris Verheyen
Topics & Concepts
BiologyTickIxodes scapularisAnaplasma phagocytophilumBorrelia afzeliiStructural complexityEcologyTick-borne diseaseHost (biology)AnaplasmaGeneralist and specialist speciesNymphBorrelia burgdorferiZoologyBorreliaIxodidaeAntibodyImmunologyHabitatVector-borne infectious diseasesViral Infections and VectorsZoonotic diseases and public health