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This paper is devoted to the qualification of Lyme disease in France. Firt vectorial disease in the northern hemisphere, Lyme diseas is transmitted by a genus of tick called Ixodes (in Europe by Ixodes ricinus ; in Asia by Ixodes persulcatus ; in United ...
Clémence Massart
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The Common Shrew (Sorex araneus): A neglected host of tick-borne infections? [PDF]
Although the importance of rodents as reservoirs for a number of tick-borne infections is well established, comparatively little is known about the potential role of shrews, despite them occupying similar habitats.
Birtles, RJ +5 more
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West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne agent that has also been isolated from several tick species. Vector competence of Ixodes ricinus, one of the most common tick species in Europe, has been poorly investigated for WNV to date.
Cristian Răileanu +5 more
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After comparison of the types of Ixodes ricinus aragãoi Fonseca, 1935, with a lot of Ixodes affinis Neumann, 1899, kindly loaned by Dr. Kohls, it was observed that both species differ by the aspect of the dorsal scutm, no large punctations being in the ...
Henrique Aragão, Flavio da Fonseca
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The importance of lizards and small mammals as reservoirs for Borrelia lusitaniae in Portugal [PDF]
Borrelia lusitaniae is a pathogen frequent in the Mediterranean area. Apart from lizards, evidence for birds and small mammals as competent reservoirs for this genospecies has been occasional.
Alves, J. +8 more
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Studying the Circulation of Etiological Agent of Lyme Borreliosis in Stavropol Region
Using polymerase chain reaction with reverse transcription (RT-PCR) rRNA tick-borne borreliosis (Lyme borreliosis) etiological agent was detected in suspensions of ticks Ixodes ricinus. Infection rate was 7.1 %.
T. N. Orlova +5 more
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Ticks infesting domestic dogs in the UK:a large-scale surveillance programme [PDF]
Background: Recent changes in the distribution of tick vectors and the incidence of tick-borne disease, driven variously by factors such as climate change, habitat modification, increasing host abundance and the increased movement of people and animals ...
Abdullah, Swaid +4 more
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Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in and Ticks in Italy
In this study Ixodes ricinus and Haemaphysalis punctata ticks are examined. For the first time we detected Rickettsia conorii in I. ricinus and H. punctata , and Rickettsia sibirica in I. ricinus.
A. Ciervo +4 more
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A total of 278 Ixodes ticks, collected from Madeira Island and Setúbal District, mainland Portugal, were examined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the presence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Six (4%) of 142 Ixodes ricinus nymphs collected in Madeira
Ana Sofia Santos +4 more
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Background Ixodes ricinus is an important vector of several pathogens, primarily in Europe. Recently, Ixodes inopinatus was described from Spain, Portugal, and North Africa and then reported from several European countries.
Kristyna Hrazdilova +10 more
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