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Integration of a tick-borne encephalitis virus and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato into mountain ecosystems, following a shift in the altitudinal limit of distribution of their vector, Ixodes ricinus (Krkonose mountains, Czech Republic).
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Apr 2010
Danielová Vlasta, Daniel Milan, Schwarzová Lucie, Materna Jan, Rudenko Natalia, Golovchenko Marina, Holubová Jaroslava, Grubhoffer Libor, Kilián Patrik
Abstract excerpt
The altitudinal shift in the limit of Ixodes ricinus occurrence above the previously established altitude of 750 m above sea level has been monitored over the long-term (2002-2008) in the Krkonose Mts. (Giant Mts.), the highest in the Czech Republic, along two vertical transects in their eastern and central parts (600-1020 and 600-1270 m). Ticks were collected by flagging three times annually, and examined...
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