Publications by Justyna Polaczyk

Publications by authors named "Justyna Polaczyk"

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A seven-legged tick - anomalous female (Acari: Ixodidae) from Poland.

Julia Koczwarska Julita Nowakowska Justyna Polaczyk Renata Welc-Falęciak

Ann Agric Environ Med

June 2024

Article Synopsis

* A tick removed from a cat was identified as a slightly engorged adult female of the species I. ricinus, showing a specific leg malformation.
* Testing revealed the tick was positive for two significant tick-borne pathogens, highlighting the clinical importance of such anomalies in disease transmission.

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Toxoplasma gondii infection in ticks infesting migratory birds: the blackbird (Turdus merula) and the song thrush (Turdus philomelos).

Alicja Gryczyńska Justyna Polaczyk Renata Welc-Falęciak

Exp Appl Acarol

February 2024

Toxoplasmosis, caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, is the zoonosis widespread all over the world. Birds constitute an important group of T. gondii intermediate hosts often attacked by definitive hosts, e.

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Rickettsia species in Dermacentor reticulatus ticks feeding on human skin and clinical manifestations of tick-borne infections after tick bite.

Julia Koczwarska Agnieszka Pawełczyk Justyna Dunaj-Małyszko Justyna Polaczyk Renata Welc-Falęciak

Sci Rep

June 2023

Dermacentor reticulatus ticks are sporadically removed from human skin and therefore the medical consequences of their feeding are neglected compared to Ixodes ricinus. We investigated the prevalence of pathogens in D. reticulatus removed from human skin and possible clinical manifestations suggestive of tick-borne diseases after a tick bite.

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