Reactivation of Borrelia infection in birds

Åsa Gylfe, Sven Bergström, Jan Lundstróm and Björn Olsen ()
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Åsa Gylfe: Umeå University
Sven Bergström: Umeå University
Jan Lundstróm: Uppsala University
Björn Olsen: Department of Infectious Diseases Umeå University

Nature, 2000, vol. 403, issue 6771, 724-725

Abstract: Abstract Birds often carry ticks infected with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato 1 — the spirochaete that causes Lyme disease — but their role as possible hosts and amplifiers for this illness has long been discounted. We find, however, that migratory birds are able to carry Lyme disease as a latent infection for several months, and that this infection can be reactivated and passed on to ticks as a result of migratory restlessness. Our results indicate that migratory birds may be efficient long-distance carriers of this pathogen.

Date: 2000
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