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Pathogens with a minimum infection rate above 1% were recorded every year. None of the pathogens found in ticks were detectable in the foxes, 52 (54%) of which were instead positive forBabesiacf.microti(also referred to asBabesia microti-like, "Theileria annae", "Babesia annae" and "...
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6a–b. There was a positive correlation between density of males and females (Spearman’s rho = 0.806, P < 0.001), with some more differences in density of males and females than in I. ricinus at certain collection timepoints (Fig. 5b). Total ticks Finally, we analyzed the ...
• Ticks can transmit disease as soon as they bite. There is no minimum amount of time they need to be attached to infect a host. • Rashes at the site of a bite are a sign of infection with Lyme disease. Sometimes, but not always, this rash takes a bull’s-eye shape. Not al...