[Seasonal activity of the ticks Ixodes ricinus in the lakesides and forests habitats of Szczecin and environs and its infestation with the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi].
The article presents the results of researche (1999-2000) on numbers and seasonal activity of Ixodes ricinus in selected lakesides and forests habitats of Szczecin and on occurence of the spirochetes Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in ticks. A total of 8065 ticks were collected from 6 localities : 647 larvae, 4549 nymphs, 1624 females and 1244 males. The spirochetes B. burgdorferi were found (using the PCR techniques) in 2271 specimens e.c. 28.1% whole population. Numbers infected larvae were 216 (33.4%), nymphs 1215 (26.7%), females 490 ( 30.6%), males 350 (28.1%). This study shows that examinated habitats where I. ricinus is present are risk areas of human infection with Lyme disease spirochaetes.
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Zakład Ekologii Człowieka Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego, 71-065 Szczecin, ul. Piastów 30 B.
D000818:Animals; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004777:Environment; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005260:Female; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000469:parasitology*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D018884:Ixodes / Q000382:microbiology*; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012621:Seasons; D014197:Trees / Q000469:parasitology*