How do ticks transmit infection?
A.7 – Ticks ingest infective organisms from their wildlife hosts. These hosts act as a reservoir of disease and can transmit infection to hundreds of ticks that feed on them. These infected ticks than go on to seek another host and during the feeding process they transmit the infective organisms into the new host. The cycle continues, spreading infection far and wide as infected hosts travel to new areas. Infected birds can cross oceans, and they can also transport the ticks themselves to new areas.
