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Human pathogenic borreliae in Ixodes ricinus ticks in natural and urban ecosystem (Czech Republic)

Authors

VENCLÍKOVÁ Kristýna BETÁŠOVÁ Lenka ŠIKUTOVÁ Silvie SVOBODOVÁ Petra HUBÁLEK Zdeněk RUDOLF Ivo

Year of publication 2014
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Acta Parasitologica
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Science

Citation
web http://link.springer.com/article/10.2478/s11686-014-0296-1
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s11686-014-0296-1
Field Microbiology, virology
Keywords Ixodes ricinus; Borrelia burgdorferi s.l.; genomic species; Ixodid ticks
Description A total of 1279 field-collected Ixodes ricinus ticks were screened for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) in a natural and an urban ecosystem of Ostrava city (Czech Republic) by using molecular methods. Minimal prevalence rate for Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. in ticks for the urban park Bělský les was found to be 13.8% (17.6% in males, 17.8% in females and 11.7% in nymphs), similarly for the natural site Proskovice was minimal prevalence 15% (12.5% in males, 20% in females and 14.9% in nymphs). Six proven human pathogenic genomic species have been recorded in the study: B. afzelii, B. garinii, B. burgdorferi s.s., B. valaisiana, B. lusitaniae, and B. spielmanii. Emerging B. spielmanii was detected for the first time in Ixodes ricinus ticks in the region. Our results highlight the need for surveillance of zoonotic tick-borne pathogens even in urban areas.

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