Tomasz Komoń1, Hubert Sytykiewicz. 1. Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin, Oddział Naukowy w Młochówie, ul. Platanowa 19, 05-831 Młochów. t.komon@ihar.edu.pl
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes ricinus ticks within Nadbuzański Landscape Park (central-eastern Mazovian province, Poland). MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 685 of ticks (187 adults, 393 nymphs and 105 larvae) were collected in the surroundings of seven places: Korczew, Sterdyń, Ceranów, Miedza, Stoczek, Sadowne, Lochów. RESULTS: The spirochetes DNA was detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in 60 samples of DNA (8.8%) of the total number of tested ticks (taking into consideration minimal infection rate in pool by 5 nymphs or larvae). The infection rate in females, males, nymphs and larvae was 18.8%, 13.8%, 6.1% and 3.8%, respectively. The highest percentage of spirochete infection (14.1%) was detected in ticks occurring within the Lochów, while the lowest (2.7%) from Stoczek.
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes ricinus ticks within Nadbuzański Landscape Park (central-eastern Mazovian province, Poland). MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 685 of ticks (187 adults, 393 nymphs and 105 larvae) were collected in the surroundings of seven places: Korczew, Sterdyń, Ceranów, Miedza, Stoczek, Sadowne, Lochów. RESULTS: The spirochetes DNA was detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in 60 samples of DNA (8.8%) of the total number of tested ticks (taking into consideration minimal infection rate in pool by 5 nymphs or larvae). The infection rate in females, males, nymphs and larvae was 18.8%, 13.8%, 6.1% and 3.8%, respectively. The highest percentage of spirochete infection (14.1%) was detected in ticks occurring within the Lochów, while the lowest (2.7%) from Stoczek.
Authors: Marcin Weiner; Wioletta Żukiewicz-Sobczak; Małgorzata Tokarska-Rodak; Dorota Plewik; Anna Pańczuk; Marta Siłuch; Jerzy Zagórski; Paweł Sobczak; Tomasz Chmielewski; Stanisława Tylewska-Wierzbanowska; Mariia Shkilna; Mykhailo Korda; Ivan Klisch; Mykhailo Andreychyn; Mariana Pavliuk Journal: J Vet Res Date: 2018-12-10 Impact factor: 1.744