Abstract
PCR assays were used to test adult Ixodes persulcatus ticks from Western Siberia, Russia, for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), and the human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) agent. Of the 150 ticks that were studied, 38% were infected with B. burgdorferi, 46% were infected with TBEV, and 8% were infected with the HGE agent. These three pathogens were distributed in the ticks independently of one another.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Borrelia burgdorferi / genetics
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Borrelia burgdorferi / isolation & purification*
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Ehrlichiosis / diagnosis*
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Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne / genetics
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Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne / isolation & purification*
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Granulocytes / microbiology*
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Humans
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Ixodes / microbiology*
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Ixodes / virology
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
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Siberia