Isolation of Borrelia afzelii from overwintering Culex pipiens biotype molestus mosquitoes
Language English Country Germany Media print
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
10885843
DOI
10.1007/s150100050029
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Borrelia classification isolation & purification MeSH
- Culex microbiology MeSH
- Incidence MeSH
- Borrelia Infections microbiology transmission MeSH
- Disease Vectors classification MeSH
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field MeSH
- Risk Factors MeSH
- Bacterial Typing Techniques MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Female MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic MeSH
During the years 1995-1996, a total of 1,743 overwintering Culex pipiens biotype molestus female mosquitoes were tested for the presence of spirochetes in several localities in South Moravia, Czech Republic.The spirochetes were observed in 5% of the mosquitoes investigated. One of the five isolated strains of spirochetes (BR-84) was identified as Borrelia afzelii. The potential role of mosquitoes in the ecology and epidemiology of Lyme disease (LD) borreliae should be further investigated.
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