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Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorferi s.l., Coxiella burnetii, Erhlichia sp. a Francisella tularensis u volně žijících drobných savců: porovnání tří rozdílných lokalit (okolí skládky, obec a přírodní lokalita)
| Title in English | Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorferi s.l., Coxiella burnetii, Erhlichia sp. and Francisella tularensis in wild small mammals: a comparison of three different sites (landfill site, village and natural site). |
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| Year of publication | 2023 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | Free-living small mammals are important reservoirs of infections known as "vector-borne diseases", the spread of which is ensured by hematophagous arthropods, especially the Ixodes ricinus tick. The aim of the work was the detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorferi s.l., Coxiella burnetii, Erhlichia sp. and Francisella tularensis in small mammals caught at three different locations around Brno with the aim of evaluating the degree of risk of infection depending on the type of environment. Free-living small mammals were caught in snap traps in the vicinity of the Žabčice landfill, in the inhabited locality of the municipality of Ledce and the natural locality of the Moravian Karst Protected Area in 2020 and 2021. A total of 220 individuals were caught, namely 97 field voles (Microtus arvalis), 49 bush mice ( Apodemus sylvaticus), 24 red voles (Myodes glareolus), 21 small-eyed mice (Apodemus uralensis), 18 shrews (Sorex araneus) and 11 wood mice (A. flavicollis). During the autopsy, tissue samples (spleen, kidney and muscle) were taken, from which DNA was isolated to prove B. burgdorferi s.l. using the Endpoint PCR method. Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. was detected in the tissues of small mammals in all monitored localities |