Environmental Determinants Of The Changing Dynamics Of European Tick-Borne Disease Systems

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Role of the lizard Teira dugesii as a potential host for Ixodes ricinus tick-borne pathogens

Publication . Sousa, R. de; Carvalho, I. Lopes de; Santos, A. S.; Bernardes, C.; Milhano, N.; Jesus, J.; Menezes, D.; Núncio, M. S.

PCR screening of ticks and tissue samples collected from 151 Teira dugesii lizards seems to indicate a potential role of this lizard species in the maintenance and transmission cycle of some Ixodes ricinus tick-borne agents, such as Rickettsia monacensis, Rick ettsia helvetica, and Borrelia lusitaniae, that are circulating on Madeira Island.

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