Article
High prevalence of genetically diverse Borrelia bavariensis-like strains in Ixodes persulcatus from Selenge Aimag, Mongolia.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases - 1 Feb 2013
Scholz Holger C, Margos G, Derschum H, Speck S, Tserennorov D, Erdenebat N, Undraa B, Enkhtuja M, Battsetseg J, Otgonchimeg C, Otgonsuren G, Nymadulam B, Römer A, Thomas A, Essbauer S, Wölfel R, Kiefer D, Zöller L, Otgonbaatar D, Fingerle V
Abstract excerpt
In Mongolia, Lyme borreliosis was first reported in 2003. To determine which Borrelia species may contribute to the occurrence of Lyme borreliosis in Mongolia, real-time PCR was conducted on 372 adult Ixodes persulcatus ticks collected in Selenge Aimag, the province with the highest incidence of human Lyme borreliosis. 24.5% of ticks were identified to be positive for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA. Species...
Topics
- Animals
- Bacterial Proteins
- Borrelia
- DNA, Bacterial
- Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Ixodes
- Lyme Disease
- Mongolia