Isolation of the spirochaete Borrelia afzelii from the mosquito Aedes vexans in the Czech Republic
Language English Country Great Britain, England Media print
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- MeSH
- Aedes parasitology MeSH
- Borrelia isolation & purification MeSH
- Insect Vectors MeSH
- Host-Parasite Interactions MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Lyme Disease epidemiology parasitology transmission MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic epidemiology MeSH
During the years 1993-1995, a total of 3580 culicine mosquitoes of six species were collected in South Moravia, Czech Republic, and examined by dark-field microscopy for the presence of borreliae. Females of Aedes cantans, Ae. sticticus, Ae. vexans, Culex pipiens and Cx pipiens biotype molestus (but not Ae. geniculatus or Culiseta annulata) harboured spirochaetes, the frequencies ranging from 0.7% to 7.8%. One isolate (BR-53) from Ae. vexans was identified as Borrelia afzelii genospecies. The potential role of mosquitoes in the epidemiology of Lyme borreliosis should be investigated.
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