It's been known since the 90s that pheasants can host Borrelia Bugdorferi
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9542349/
And quail in the U.S., but the quail don't seem to get sick
The good news is that the same quail eat ticks
https://www.harborcountry-news.com/...a6fbb34-3687-51bf-bfcf-f3676eb0b1f7.html

From https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250421/Pheasants-linked-to-higher-risk-of-Lyme-disease-bacteria-in-ticks.aspx#:~:text=Borrelia%20bacteria%20can%20live%20in,contracting%20and%20retransmitting%20the%20bacteria.
Dr Jolyon Medlock, head of the Medical Entomology and Zoonoses Ecology team at UKHSA, said: "While we have observed an increase in the bacteria that can cause Lyme disease in ticks, we do not have data on the resulting impact on human health, including evidence of Lyme infection."

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