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Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from southern Poland.
Acta parasitologica - 1 Dec 2015
Strzelczyk Joanna K, Gaździcka Jadwiga, Cuber Piotr, Asman Marek, Trapp Gizela, Gołąbek Karolina, Zalewska-Ziob Marzena, Nowak-Chmura Magdalena, Siuda Krzysztof, Wiczkowski Andrzej, Solarz Krzysztof
Abstract excerpt
In 2008-2011 ticks were collected from southern Poland. Out of 6336 individuals collected and identified as Ixodes ricinus, 768 (2 larvae, 84 nymphs, 417 females, 265 males) were included in molecular study. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and types of genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in ticks. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was applied to detect the presence of...
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