Wilhelmsson, Peter
Pawełczyk, Olga
Jaenson, Thomas G. T.
Waldenström, Jonas
Olsen, Björn
Forsberg, Pia
Lindgren, Per-Eric
Funding for this research was provided by:
Interreg (NorthTick, ScandTick Innovation)
Vetenskapsrådet (K2008-58X-14631-06-3)
Carl Tryggers Stiftelse för Vetenskaplig Forskning (1)
Helge Ax:son Johnsons Stiftelse (1)
Stiftelsen Längmanska Kulturfonden (1)
Magnus Bergvalls Stiftelse (1)
Forskningsrådet i Sydöstra Sverige (657881, 931010)
Linköping University
Article History
Received: 25 November 2020
Accepted: 15 March 2021
First Online: 1 April 2021
Declarations
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: Sampling of birds was approved by the Swedish Board of Agriculture, delegated through Animal Research Ethics Committee in Linköping (decision 43–09). Ethical approval is not required for this study, because the analyses were performed on cDNA from ticks, which were removed from birds in accordance with the animal welfare guidelines and regulations.
: All authors have given consent for publication of this manuscript in the <i>Parasites & Vectors</i> journal.
: PL has been an external scientific expert to Valneva Austria GmbH, Vienna, Austria. All other authors declare that they have no competing interests.