The role of host diversity in Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. dynamics

摘要: There has been substantial debate about the influence of vertebrate host diversity on Lyme borreliosis risk. In North America, studies investigating Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. and Black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis) have shown that a large spatial scale there seems to be negative correlation between species However, this relationship in Europe are lacking. I discuss work done America translate findings assumptions these European situation, where sheep ricinus) is most important vector B. The situation fundamentally different compared American due high genospecies, which transmitted by groups species. Disease risk hypothesised increase with an genospecies diversity. it majority two functional species, rodents thrushes, present assemblages. Therefore, plausible dilution effect can also occur Europe. This might result urban areas few dominant very abundant, among reservoir hosts for