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. 2011 Feb;77(3):1115-7.
doi: 10.1128/AEM.02278-10. Epub 2010 Dec 10.

Synanthropic birds influence the distribution of Borrelia species: analysis of Ixodes ricinus ticks feeding on passerine birds

Lenka Dubska  1 , Ivan Literak, Elena Kocianova, Veronika Taragelova, Veronika Sverakova, Oldrich Sychra, Miloslav Hromadko
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Synanthropic birds influence the distribution of Borrelia species: analysis of Ixodes ricinus ticks feeding on passerine birds

Lenka Dubska et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2011 Feb.

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.

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Overview of the number of examined birds, their infestation with I. ricinus ticks, and the presence of Borrelia spirochetes in ticks from birds and vegetation, including proportions of Borrelia genospecies. s.s., sensu stricto; s.l., sensu lato.
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