Journal
VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES
Volume 8, Issue 4, Pages 575-579Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT INC
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2007.0245
Keywords
Madeira; Ixodes ricinus; B. lusitaniae; Rickettsia; Anaplasma phagocytophilmn
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A total of 300 Ixodes ricinus ticks were tested by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the presence of Borrelia spp., Rickettsia spp., and Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Sequence analysis demonstrated 8 (2.7%) ticks infected with B. lusitaniae, 60 (20%) with Rickettsia spp., and 1 (0.3%) with A. phagocytophilum. Seven (2.3%) ticks were coinfected with B. lusitaniae and Rickettsia spp., 2 (0.6%) with R. monacensis, and 5 (1.7%) with Rickettsia sp. IRS3. The results of this study suggest simultaneous transmission of multiple tick-borne agents on Madeira Island, Portugal.
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