Ixodes ricinus as a potential vector of Toxoplasma gondii.
The presence of Toxoplasma gondii DNA was detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test in 2 out of 92 Ixodes ricinus ticks (2.8%) collected in the woodlands of eastern Poland. This suggests that ticks of this species may be involved in the spread of toxoplasmosis under natural conditions.
Sroka
Jacek
J
Department of Occupational Biohazards, Institute of Agricultural Medicine, Lublin, Poland. jack@galen.imw.lublin.pl
Chmielewska-Badora
Jolanta
J
Dutkiewicz
Jacek
J
D000818:Animals; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D018884:Ixodes / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D011044:Poland; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000635:transmission*; D014197:Trees
D004269:DNA, Bacterial