| borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and ehrlichia spp. in ixodes ticks from southern norway. | we report the results of a study of the prevalence of ehrlichia and borrelia species in 341 questing ixodes ricinus ticks from two locations in southern norway. the prevalences of borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and ehrlichia spp. were, respectively, 16 and 11.5% at site 1 and 17 and 6% at site 2. prevalence and species composition of borrelia and ehrlichia varied with location and date of collection. the dominant borrelia species at both sites was borrelia afzelii, followed by borrelia burgdorf ... | 2001 | 11574588 |