Publications by authors named "Ilse Wendelin"
A total of 691 Ixodes ricinus (22 male, 39 female, 501 nymphs and 129 larvae), the tick vector of Lyme borreliosis, were collected by flagging from vegetation in 11 areas at altitudes between 789 m and 1350 m above sea level in mixed woodland with pasture land (cattle) in the province of Styria in Austria. The ticks were individually examined for presence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato by dark-field microscopy and 107 of them by real-time PCR. Attempts to cultivate borreliae were made in BSK-H medium.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence of borreliae in ixodid ticks from a floodplain forest ecosystem.
Wien Klin Wochenschr
February 2003
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted from 1989 to 2002 in the floodplain forest of the Thaya river region in South Moravia, Czech Republic, focusing on host-seeking ixodid ticks, particularly examining the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme disease.
- A total of 1,516 ticks (both nymphs and adults) were collected and analyzed, revealing infection rates of 16.2% in nymphs and 28.6% in females and 29.0% in males of the Ixodes ricinus species, indicating a slightly higher prevalence than the European average.
- The study found a significant difference in infection rates between nymphs and adults, with a notable decline