Studying the Circulation of Etiological Agent of Lyme Borreliosis in Stavropol Region
Проблемы особо опасных инфекций, 2008 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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The importance of lizards and small mammals as reservoirs for Borrelia lusitaniae in Portugal [PDF]
, 2014 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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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004 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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Development Features of Ixodes ricinus × I. persulcatus Hybrids under Laboratory Conditions
Microorganisms, 2023 Widely distributed Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes persulcatus ticks transmit many pathogens of both medical and veterinary significance. The ranges of these tick species overlap and form large sympatric areas in the East European Plain and Baltic countries ...
Oxana A. Belova +3 more
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Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in and Ticks in Italy
European Journal of Inflammation, 2006 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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Experimental Infection of Mice and Ticks with the Human Isolate of Anaplasma phagocytophilum NY-18
Pathogens, 2022 Anaplasma phagocytophilum is the causative agent of tick-borne fever (TBF) and human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) and is currently considered an emerging disease in the USA, Europe, and Asia. The increased prevalence of A.
Veronika Urbanová +3 more
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Babesia species in questing Ixodes ricinus, Sweden
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2016 Babesiosis is an emerging tick-transmitted zoonosis in large parts of the world. In Sweden, the occurrence and diversity of Babesia species is largely unknown. In order to estimate the exposure to Babesia from infected ticks, we collected questing Ixodes ricinus from several sites across southern Sweden during two consecutive field seasons and ...
Maria E. Karlsson, Martin O. Andersson
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Melting pot of tick-borne zoonoses : the European hedgehog contributes to the maintenance of various tick-borne diseases in natural cycles urban and suburban areas [PDF]
, 2017 Background: European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) are urban dwellers and host both Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes hexagonus. These ticks transmit several zoonotic pathogens like Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato), Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Rickettsia ...
Frazer-Mendelewska, Ewa +5 more
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Arsenophonus nasoniae and Rickettsiae Infection of Ixodes ricinus Due to Parasitic Wasp Ixodiphagus hookeri. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Arsenophonus nasoniae, a male-killing endosymbiont of chalcid wasps, was recently detected in several hard tick species. Following the hypothesis that its presence in ticks may not be linked to the direct occurrence of bacteria in tick's organs, we ...
Monika Bohacsova +4 more
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A quantitative evaluation of the extent of fluralaner uptake by ticks (Ixodes ricinus, Ixodes scapularis) in fluralaner (Bravecto TM ) treated vs. untreated dogs using the parameters tick weight and coxal index [PDF]
, 2015 Background Fluralaner is a new antiparasitic drug that was recently introduced as Bravecto TM chewable tablets for the treatment of tick and flea infestations in dogs.
Demeler, Janina +5 more
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