Synanthropic birds influence the distribution of Borrelia species: analysis of Ixodes ricinus ticks feeding on passerine birds
Language English Country United States Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
21148704
PubMed Central
PMC3028744
DOI
10.1128/aem.02278-10
PII: AEM.02278-10
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Borrelia classification genetics isolation & purification MeSH
- DNA, Bacterial MeSH
- Tick Infestations parasitology veterinary MeSH
- Ixodes microbiology physiology MeSH
- Bird Diseases microbiology MeSH
- Passeriformes microbiology parasitology MeSH
- Polymerase Chain Reaction MeSH
- Feeding Behavior physiology MeSH
- Disease Reservoirs microbiology MeSH
- Songbirds microbiology parasitology MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic MeSH
- Names of Substances
- DNA, Bacterial MeSH
Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from 835 birds and from vegetation in the Czech Republic were analyzed. Host-seeking ticks (n = 427) were infected predominantly by Borrelia afzelii (25%). Ticks (n = 1,012) from songbirds (Passeriformes) were infected commonly by Borrelia garinii (12.1%) and Borrelia valaisiana (13.4%). Juveniles of synanthropic birds, Eurasian blackbirds (Turdus merula) and song thrushes (Turdus philomelos), were major reservoir hosts of B. garinii.
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