High prevalence of granulocytic Ehrlichiae and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes ricinus ticks from Bulgaria.
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.
Christova
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Department of Microbiology, National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Schouls
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van De Pol
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Park
J
J
Panayotov
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Lefterova
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V
Kantardjiev
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T
Dumler
J S
JS
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
D004269:DNA, Bacterial