Open AccessPathogens carried by Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus ticks including coinfections
Author(s) -
Anna Grochowska,
Sławomir Pancewicz,
Piotr Czupryna,
Justyna Dunaj,
Karol Borawski,
Anna MoniuszkoMalinowska
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
przegląd epidemiologiczny
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2545-1898
pISSN - 0033-2100
DOI - 10.32394/pe.74.40
Subject(s) - ixodes ricinus , dermacentor reticulatus , biology , dermacentor , tick borne disease , tick , ricinus , organism , lyme disease , ixodes , zoology , vector (molecular biology) , virology , botany , paleontology , biochemistry , gene , recombinant dna
Ticks and tick-borne pathogens are becoming an emerging threat to the health of both humans and animals. The number of cases of tick-borne diseases, especially Lyme disease, is constantly growing. Over the last several years, coinfections, which could be explained as presence of two of more pathogens in one organism are being observed with growing interest. Their occurrence may lead to severe or unusual symptoms, prolonged disease duration, diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties. Research on this subject concerns mainly ticks of the species Ixodes ricinus, however, literature data suggest that also the species Dermacentor reticulatus plays an important role as a vector of tick-borne pathogens.