| Literature DB >> 8699470 |
E Zhioua1, D Postic, F Rodhain, C Perez-Eid.
Abstract
Free-living nymphs and adults from Rambouillet and Fontainebleau, 2 major forests of Ile de France, were collected to determine the infection rates of Ixodes ricinus L. by Borrelia burgdorferi (Johnson, Schmid, Hyde, Steigerwalt & Brenner). Field-collected I. ricinus nymphs and adults were screened for the presence of B. burgdorferi using direct fluorescent antibody assay. The infection rates of nymph, male and female were 12.4% (314), 2.8% (35), and 2.9% (34). No difference in infection rates of nymphs among sites were detected. Spirochetes was isolated from both sites. Isolates from Rambouillet and Fontainebleau were identified as B. burgdorferi sensu stricto and B. garinii, respectively (Baranton, Postic, Saint-Girons, Boerlin, Piffaretti, Assous, and Grimont).Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID： 8699470 DOI： 10.1093/jmedent/33.4.694
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Entomol ISSN： 0022-2585 Impact factor: 2.278