title: [Faunistic-ecological studies of Ixodes ricinus in the urban area of Leipzig].
abstract: The urban-ecological rule of decrease of the population size from the environs to the town centre is established also for Ixodes ricinus. The manifold impairments are shown which urban influences have on the cycle of the parasite, especially in the transitional zone between the forest area and the totally sealed ground. The presentation of an urban gradient is tried for the first time. There is potential danger of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi deep into the conurbation.
authors.affiliation: Speziallabor für Medizinische Arachno-Entomologie, Landesuntersuchungsanstalt für das Gesundheits- und Veterinärwesen Sachsen, Institut Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Bauch
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000254:growth & development*; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D011156:Population Density; D012621:Seasons; D013987:Ticks / Q000254:growth & development*; D014504:Urban Health
vernacular_title: Faunistisch-ökologische Untersuchungen über Ixodes ricinus im Stadtgebiet von Leipzig.