@article{1565, keywords = {co-infection, vector-borne diseases, Lyme borreliosis, rickettsiosis, flagging method}, author = {C Strube and S Schicht and T Schnieder}, title = {Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and Rickettsia spp. infections in hard ticks (Ixodes ricinus) in the region of Hanover (Germany)}, abstract = {In a total of 605 Ixodes (I.) ricinus ticks collected in the spring-months March,April and May 2005, quantitative real time PCR (qPCR) revealed 26.6% Borrelia (B.)burgdorferi sensu lato (sl)-positive ticks, i. e. divided by sex and stage ...}, year = {2011}, journal = {Berliner und Münchener Tierärztliche Wochenschrift}, volume = {124}, pages = {512-517}, month = {11/2011}, publisher = {Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG}, address = {Hannover}, issn = {0005-9366}, doi = {10.2376/0005-9366-124-512}, language = {English}, }