Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato in Ticks Collected from Migratory Birds in Switzerland-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato in Ticks Collected from Migratory Birds in Switzerland

Published:2006-01 Issue:1 Volume:72 Page:976-979
ISSN:0099-2240
Container-title:Applied and Environmental Microbiology
language:en
Short-container-title:Appl Environ Microbiol

Author:

Poupon Marie-Angèle¹,Lommano Elena¹,Humair Pierre-François¹,Douet Véronique¹,Rais Olivier¹,Schaad Michael²,Jenni Lukas²,Gern Lise¹

Affiliation:

1. Institute of Zoology, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

2. Swiss Ornithological Institute, Sempach, Switzerland

Abstract

ABSTRACT The prevalence of ticks infected by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato on birds during their migrations was studied in Switzerland. A total of 1,270 birds captured at two sites were examined for tick infestation. Ixodes ricinus was the dominant tick species. Prevalences of tick infestation were 6% and 18.2% for birds migrating northward and southward, respectively. Borrelia valaisiana was the species detected most frequently in ticks, followed by Borrelia garinii and Borrelia lusitaniae . Among birds infested by infected ticks, 23% (6/26) were infested by B. lusitaniae -infected larvae. Migratory birds appear to be reservoir hosts for B. lusitaniae .

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Ecology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Food Science,Biotechnology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/AEM.72.1.976-979.2006

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