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Borrelia burgdorferi infection in Ixodes ricinus from habitats in Denmark
Author(s) -
LANDBO ANNE S.,
FLÖNG PER T.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
medical and veterinary entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2915
pISSN - 0269-283X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1992.tb00596.x
Subject(s) - ixodes ricinus , biology , borrelia burgdorferi , ixodes , tick , ricinus , borrelia , spirochaete , ixodidae , nymph , vector (molecular biology) , zoology , acari , microbiology and biotechnology , veterinary medicine , ecology , botany , bacteria , immunology , antibody , genetics , gene , recombinant dna , medicine , biochemistry
. A total of 2647 ticks of the genus Ixodes was sampled by nagging the vegetation in thirty‐one sites in eastern Jutland, Denmark. All ticks were identified as Ixodes ricinus Linnaeus. A total of 317 ticks (202 nymphs and 115 adults) from three different sites were examined for the spirochaete Borrelia burgdorferi Johnson et al. by indirect fluorescent antibody staining; the frequency of infection varied from 7% to 22%. It is concluded that I.ricinus, known to be the most common tick in Denmark, is the vector largely responsible for the transmission of B.burgdorferi in this country.