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Natural foci of Borrelia lusitaniae in a mountain region of Central Europe.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases - 1 Mar 2016
Tarageľová Veronika Rusňáková, Mahríková Lenka, Selyemová Diana, Václav Radovan, Derdáková Markéta
Abstract excerpt
Lyme borreliosis is the most prevalent tick-borne disease in Europe. It is caused by spirochaetes of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) complex and transmitted to humans by ticks of the genus Ixodes. Borrelia afzelii, Borrelia garinii, and Borrelia valaisiana are the most common genospecies in Central Europe. In contrast, Borrelia lusitaniae predominates in Mediterranean countries such as Portugal,...
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