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Distribution and Genetic Diversity of Borrelia from Lyme Borreliosis and Relapsing Fever Groups in Ixodidae Ticks in the Russian Far East.
Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) - 22 Jul 2026
Sabitova Yuliya, Rar Vera, Fedorets Valeria, Igolkina Yana, Epikhina Tamara, Nikitin Aleksey, Verzhutskaya Yulia, Kolesnikova Valentina, Gordeiko Natalia, Pukhovskaya Natalya, Tikunova Nina
Abstract excerpt
Ixodidae ticks are vectors of pathogenic spirochetes from the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) complex and the relapsing fever (RF) group. The Russian Far East is endemic for borrelioses, yet data on the distribution and genetic diversity of Borrelia spp. in this region remain scarce. We examined 3107 Ixodidae ticks (Ixodes spp., Haemaphysalis spp., and Dermacentor silvarum), collected from two mainland...
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