Migrating birds and tickborne encephalitis virus

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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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Waldenström, J., Lundkvist, Å., Falk, K. I., Garpmo, U., Bergström, S., Lindegren, G., … Olsen, B. (2007). Migrating birds and tickborne encephalitis virus. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 13(8), 1215–1218. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1308.061416

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