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Comparatively little is known of the ecology of Borrelia burgdorferi (the aetiological agent of Lyme borreliosis) in the UK. Although ecological similarities with continental Europe are apparent, the physical isolation of the UK (as an island), and the different host preferences of Ixodes ricinus (the principal European vector of B. burgdorferi) suggest likely differences. Indeed, I. ricinus is known as the sheep tick in the UK whereas on the Continent it is called the wood tick.
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Nuttall, P., Randolph, S., Carey, D., Craine, N., Livesley, A., Gern, L. (1994). The Ecology of Lyme Borreliosis in the UK. In: Axford, J.S., Rees, D.H.E. (eds) Lyme Borreliosis. NATO ASI Series, vol 260. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2415-1_20
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