Long-term study of Borrelia and Babesia prevalence and co-infection in Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor recticulatus ticks removed from humans in Poland, 2016–2019

Long-term study of Borrelia and Babesia prevalence and co-infection in Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor recticulatus ticks removed from humans in Poland, 2016–2019

Abstract Background Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most common vector-borne disease in Europe. Monitoring changes in the prevalence of different Borrelia species in ticks may be an important indicator of risk assessment and of differences in pathogenicity in humans. The objective of our study was to a...

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Main Authors: Agnieszka Pawełczyk, Małgorzata Bednarska, Adrianna Hamera, Emilia Religa, Milena Poryszewska, Ewa J. Mierzejewska, Renata Welc-Falęciak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Lyme borreliosis
Babesiosis
Co-infection
Ticks
Tick-borne diseases
Borrelia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04849-5

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