Borrelia burgdorferi infection in Ixodes ricinus from habitats in Denmark.
A total of 2647 ticks of the genus Ixodes was sampled by flagging the vegetation in thirty-one sites in eastern Jutland, Denmark. All ticks were identified as Ixodes ricinus Linnaeus. A total of 317 ticks (202 nymphs and 115 adults) from three different sites were examined for the spirochaete Borrelia burgdorferi Johnson et al. by indirect fluorescent antibody staining; the frequency of infection varied from 7% to 22%. It is concluded that I. ricinus, known to be the most common tick in Denmark, is the vector largely responsible for the transmission of B. burgdorferi in this country.
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Institute of Biology, University of Aarhus, Denmark.
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D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology*; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003718:Denmark; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000635:transmission*; D009758:Nymph / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology; D013987:Ticks / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology*