Narodowy Instytut Zdrowia Publicznego - Państwowy Zakład Higieny Warszawie Samodzielna Pracownia Riketsji Chlamydii i Kretków Odzwierzecych.
Published: April 2012
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The aim of the study was to detect bacteria pathogenic to humans, such as Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Rickettsia spp, and Coxiella burnetii in ticks found in municipal parks in Warsaw, including The Royal Łazienki Park, Mokotów Fields, Józef Sowiński Park, Ujazdów Park and Fort Bema Park. To detect microorganisms PCR technique was used. It was shown that 6.1% of the ticks in Warsaw's parks are infected with B. burgdorferi sensu lato, and 2.9% with Rickettsia spp. Analysis of sequencing results revealed in examined ticks the presence of B. burgdorferi sensu stricto and R. helvetica.
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Institute for Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Chair of Bacteriology and Mycology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Oberschleißheim, Bavaria, Germany.
Diagnosis of equine Lyme borreliosis (LB), an infection caused by members of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex (Bbsl), is challenging due to the nonspecific clinical signs of the disease and due to the variety of non-standardized serological tests. Specific vaccine-induced antibodies against LB, providing an effective protection against the infection, complicate the issue further. The standard for the detection of specific antibodies against Bbsl is a two-tier test system based on an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) or indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFA) for antibody screening combined with a qualitative, highly specific immunoassay (e.
Multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) based on eight genes has become the method of choice for Borrelia typing and is extensively used for population studies. Whole-genome sequencing enables studies to scale up to genomic levels but necessitates extended schemes. We have developed a 639-loci core genome MLST (cgMLST) scheme for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.
Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Palackého tř. 1946/1, 61242, Brno, Czech Republic.
Background: Borrelia miyamotoi and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) are important zoonotic agents transmitted by Ixodes ricinus ticks, which are widely distributed across Central Europe.
Background: Borrelia infection is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and transmitted by Ixodes ricinus ticks, a common tick-borne infection in Northern Europe. The establishment of Borrelia infection depends on transmission of the spirochetes, as well as the immune response generated in the skin after a bite. Here we aim to investigate the local immune response in the skin after a tick bite and assess the possible direct effects of Borrelia, by applying gene expression analysis of the immune response in skin exposed to Borrelia-infected and non-infected ticks, respectively.
