Open AccessPrevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato and Anaplasmataceae Members in Ixodes ricinus Ticks in Alsace, a Focus of Lyme Borreliosis Endemicity in France
Author(s) -
Elisabeth Ferquel,
Martine Garnier,
Jérôme Marie,
Claire Bernède-Bauduin,
Guy Baranton,
C. Pérez-Eid,
D. Postić
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.72.4.3074-3078.2006
Subject(s) - ixodes ricinus , borrelia burgdorferi , borrelia afzelii , sensu , biology , anaplasmataceae , nymph , borrelia , ixodes , ixodidae , lyme disease , borrelia garinii , tick , anaplasma , virology , veterinary medicine , zoology , medicine , immunology , antibody , genus
Due to the high Lyme borreliosis incidence in Alsace, in northeastern France, we investigated in 2003-2004 three cantons in this region in order to determine the density ofIxodes ricinus ticks infected byBorrelia burgdorferi sensu lato andAnaplasmataceae . The peak density of nymphs infected byB. burgdorferi sensu lato at Munster and Guebwiller, where the disease incidence was high, was among the highest reported in Europe (105 and 114 per 100 m2 , respectively). In contrast, the peak density of infected nymphs was low in the canton of Dannemarie (5/100 m2 ), where the disease incidence was low. The two main species detected in ticks wereBorrelia afzelii , more frequent in nymphs, andBorrelia garinii , more frequent in adult ticks. The rates of tick infection byAnaplasma phagocytophilum were 0.4% and 1.2% in nymphs and adults, respectively.