Molecular evidence of coinfection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, human granulocytic ehrlichiosis agent, and Babesia microti in ticks from northwestern Poland.
To assess the potential risk for tick-borne agents, Ixodes ricinus were collected from 2 sites in northwestern Poland. The ticks were tested by polymerase chain reaction for coinfection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s. l.), human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) agent, and Babesia microti. Of the 533 processed ticks, 16.7% were positive for B. burgdorferi s. l., 13.3% for B. microti, and 4.5% for the HGE agent. Twenty ticks were coinfected with 2 or 3 of the pathogens.
Skotarczak
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Faculty of Biology, Department of Genetics, University of Szczecin, Piastów 40B, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland. bogumila_skotarczak@sus.univ.szczecin.pl
Rymaszewska
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Wodecka
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Sawczuk
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D041081:Anaplasma phagocytophilum / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D041001:Babesia microti / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000469:parasitology; D025065:Borrelia burgdorferi / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018884:Ixodes / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012307:Risk Factors
D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal