Extension of Ixodes ricinus ticks and agents of tick-borne diseases to mountain areas in the Czech Republic
Jazyk angličtina Země Německo Médium print-electronic
Typ dokumentu časopisecké články, práce podpořená grantem
PubMed
16545603
DOI
10.1016/j.ijmm.2006.02.007
PII: S1438-4221(06)00086-5
Knihovny.cz E-zdroje
- MeSH
- Borrelia burgdorferi komplex izolace a purifikace MeSH
- hustota populace MeSH
- klíště mikrobiologie virologie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- nadmořská výška MeSH
- viry klíšťové encefalitidy izolace a purifikace MeSH
- zeměpis MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Česká republika MeSH
Along with the shift of the hard tick Ixodes ricinus to higher altitudes observed in the Czech Republic a corresponding shift of tick-borne infections to higher altitudes has been expected. Therefore, I. ricinus ticks, mainly nymphs, were investigated for the presence of tick-borne viruses, tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), Tribec and Eyach, and the spirochaete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in the Sumava and Krkonose Mountains (Czech Republic). The TBE virus and different genospecies of B. burgdorferi s.l. were detected by RT-PCR and PCR, respectively. TBE virus was detected in ticks at 620 and 720 m above sea level (a.s.l.), B. burgdorferi s.l. was detected in ticks up to 1065 m a.s.l. Four genospecies of B. burgdorferi s.l. were identified, B. afzelii, B. garinii, B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, and B. valaisiana. Some nymphs carried multiple Borrelia infections. The conditions of tick-borne agents' distribution and potential epidemiological consequences are discussed.
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