THE SPATIAL-DISTRIBUTION OF BORRELIA-BURGDORFERI-INFECTED IXODES-RICINUS IN THE CONNEMARA REGION OF COUNTY GALWAY, IRELAND

被引：41

作者：

GRAY, JS

KAHL, O

JANETZKI, C

STEIN, J

GUY, E

机构：

[1] Department of Environmental Resource Management, University College Dublin, Dublin

[2] Institute of Applied Zoology, Free University of Berlin

[3] Swansea Public Health Laboratory, Singleton Hospital, Swansea

来源：

EXPERIMENTAL & APPLIED ACAROLOGY | 1995年 / 19卷 / 03期

关键词：

LYME DISEASE; IXODES RICINUS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; RESERVOIR HOSTS; TICK HABITAT;

D O I：

10.1007/BF00046288

中图分类号：

Q96 [昆虫学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Studies were carried out in the Connemara area of County Galway in the west of Ireland in order to determine the abundance and distribution of the tick, Ixodes ricinus and the prevalence of its infection with Borrelia burgdorferi. The tick was very abundant locally, in particular when associated with cattle, sheep and enclosed red deer. Large numbers of ticks not only occurred on the pastures, but also on adjacent roadside verges. No infections with B. burgdorferi could be demonstrated when. nymphal ticks were sampled from central areas of the pastures, suggesting that livestock and red deer are probably not significant reservoirs of the spirochaete. Small numbers of infected nymphal and adult ticks were associated with hedges, dry stone walls, the margins of woodland adjoining infested pastures and in woodland from which livestock were excluded. Woodmice (Apodemus sylvaticus) were most numerous in such habitats and the majority were infected with B. burgdorferi.

引用

页码：163 / 172

页数：10

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