This is from the CDC in 2006 that birds are both vectors and reservoirs of Lyme disease. Ground feeding birds like robins were 5x more likely to have Lyme bacteria in their blood.

This is from the CDC in 2006 that birds are both vectors and reservoirs of Lyme disease. Ground feeding birds like robins were 5x more likely to have Lyme bacteria in their blood. TG

 

 

Migratory Passerine Birds as Reservoirs of Lyme Borreliosis in Europe - Volume 12, Number 7—July 2006 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

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