Numbers in bold with an asterisk (*) indicate matching genospecies between individual bird and hosted ticks, for the indicated category. Acronyms in table are: BBSL, B. burgdorferi s.l; BBSS, B. burgd
Background: The prolonged feeding process of ixodid ticks, in combination with bacterial transmission, should lead to a robust inflammatory response at the blood-feeding site. Yet, factors present in
Raw data about tested organs (skin and spleen) and ectoparasites (ticks and fleas) collected from European hedgehogs admitted to wildlife rescue centres in Piedmont region (North-Western Italy).
