| Literature DB >> 21148704 |
Lenka Dubska1, Ivan Literak, Elena Kocianova, Veronika Taragelova, Veronika Sverakova, Oldrich Sychra, Miloslav Hromadko.
Abstract
Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from 835 birds and from vegetation in the Czech Republic were analyzed. Host-seeking ticks (n = 427) were infected predominantly by Borrelia afzelii (25%). Ticks (n = 1,012) from songbirds (Passeriformes) were infected commonly by Borrelia garinii (12.1%) and Borrelia valaisiana (13.4%). Juveniles of synanthropic birds, Eurasian blackbirds (Turdus merula) and song thrushes (Turdus philomelos), were major reservoir hosts of B. garinii.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 21148704 PMCID: PMC3028744 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02278-10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792