The ecology of lyme borreliosis in Sweden

• The geographical distribution of Lyme borreliosis (Lb) in the North European countries appears to coincide with the geographical distribution of the principal vector, the common tick Ixodes ricinus. We have found that in Sweden this tick species occurs in the southern and south-central parts of the country and along the coast of northern Sweden. This area corresponds with the distributional area of Lyme borreliosis. I. ricinus, and thus also Borrelia burgdorferi s.l., are in general not present in the interior of North Sweden, presumably because the climate is too harsh for the vector.

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper -- Mikrobiologi inom det medicinska området (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Basic Medicine -- Microbiology in the medical area (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Zoonotisk ekologi

Zoonotic Ecology

Virology

Virologi

Mikrobiologi

Microbiology

Publication and Content Type

vet (subject category)

kon (subject category)