Molecular Evidence of Coinfection of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato, Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis Agent, and Babesia microti in Ticks From Northwestern Poland

B. Skotarczak; A. Rymaszewska; B. Wodecka; M. Sawczuk

doi:10.1645/0022-3395(2003)089[0194:MEOCOB]2.0.CO;2

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B. Skotarczak,¹ A. Rymaszewska,¹ B. Wodecka,¹ M. Sawczuk¹

¹Faculty of Biology, Department of Genetics, University of Szczecin, Piastów 40B, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland. bogumila_skotarczak@sus.univ.szczecin.pl

Abstract

To assess the potential risk for tick-borne agents, Ixodes ricinus were collected from 2 sites in northwestern Poland. The ticks were tested by polymerase chain reaction for coinfection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s. l.), human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) agent, and Babesia microti. Of the 533 processed ticks, 16.7% were positive for B. burgdorferi s. l., 13.3% for B. microti, and 4.5% for the HGE agent. Twenty ticks were coinfected with 2 or 3 of the pathogens.

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B. Skotarczak, A. Rymaszewska, B. Wodecka, and M. Sawczuk "Molecular Evidence of Coinfection of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato, Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis Agent, and Babesia microti in Ticks From Northwestern Poland," Journal of Parasitology 89(1), 194-196, (1 February 2003). https://doi.org/10.1645/0022-3395(2003)089[0194:MEOCOB]2.0.CO;2

Published: 1 February 2003

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