Occurrence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia microti in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from selected areas of Opolskie Province in south-west Poland

Introduction Ticks (Acari: Ixodida) are vectors and/or reservoirs of many pathogens, i.e. Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia microti . These pathogens are ethiological agents of such diseases as Lyme borreliosis, human granulocytic anaplasmosis and human babe...

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Main Authors: Marek Asman, Joanna Witecka, Krzysztof Solarz, Alicja Zwonik, Piotr Szilman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Rural Health 2019-12-01
Series:Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/aaem/The-occurrence-of-Borrelia-burgdorferi-sensu-lato-Anaplasma-phagocytophilum-and-Babesia,110214,0,2.html