title: High prevalence of granulocytic Ehrlichiae and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes ricinus ticks from Bulgaria.
abstract: Bulgarian Ixodes ricinus ticks were examined for Ehrlichia and Borrelia coinfection: 34 and 32% of adult ticks and at least 2 and 10% of nymphs were positive for these infections, respectively. Coinfections and dual or triple Borrelia infections were frequent, although Ehrlichia phagocytophila heterogeneity was minimal. Multiple tick-borne bacteria coexist in I. ricinus ticks in southeastern Europe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Christova
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schouls
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: van De Pol
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Panayotov
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lefterova
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kantardjiev
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Dumler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000382:microbiology*; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004536:Ehrlichia / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000635:transmission; D006098:Granulocytes; D015994:Incidence; D018884:Ixodes / Q000382:microbiology*; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000635:transmission; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial