title: [Ecology of Borrelia burgdorferi].
abstract: Much still remains to be understood about ecology of Borrelia burgdorferi which is transmitted by a number of ticks belonging primarily to the Ixodes complex, known to feed on different animal hosts and humans. This article pretends to be a review of previous knowledge of Borrelia burgdorferi ecology. Special emphasis is placed on the preliminary results of an investigation conducted in Yugoslavia on the risk of developing lyme borreliosis after a tick bite (Ixodes ricinus). Lyme borreliosis was studied prospectively in 147 persons with tick fastened on them. Dark-field microscopic examination of tick mitgut revealed that 11 (7.9%) od 147 Ixodes ricinus were infected with Borrelia burgdorferi. Lyme borreliosis was demonstrated in only one (0.6%) of all persons bitten by ticks infected with Borrelia burgdorferi. In conclusion, these preliminary data indicate that in Yugoslavia lyme borreliosis infrequently occurred after a tick bite.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Drndarević
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Stajković
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dmitrović
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Obradović
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lako
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Djerković
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Djordjević
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors; D001733:Bites and Stings; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013987:Ticks / Q000382:microbiology*
vernacular_title: Ekologija Borelije burgdorferi.