Isolation of Borrelia afzelii from overwintering Culex pipiens biotype molestus mosquitoes.
During the years 1995-1996, a total of 1,743 overwintering Culex pipiens biotype molestus female mosquitoes were tested for the presence of spirochetes in several localities in South Moravia, Czech Republic.The spirochetes were observed in 5% of the mosquitoes investigated. One of the five isolated strains of spirochetes (BR-84) was identified as Borrelia afzelii. The potential role of mosquitoes in the ecology and epidemiology of Lyme disease (LD) borreliae should be further investigated.
Halouzka
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Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno.
Wilske
B
B
Stünzner
D
D
Sanogo
Y O
YO
Hubálek
Z
Z
D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001898:Borrelia / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001899:Borrelia Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D003465:Culex / Q000382:microbiology*; D018153:Czech Republic; D004199:Disease Vectors / Q000145:classification*; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005260:Female; D015994:Incidence; D012307:Risk Factors