Extension of Ixodes ricinus ticks and agents of tick-borne diseases to mountain areas in the Czech Republic

被引：77

作者：

Danielová, V

Rudenko, N

Daniel, M

Holubová, J

Materna, J

Golovchenko, M

Schwarzová, L

机构：

[1] Natl Inst Publ Hlth, CZ-10042 Prague 10, Czech Republic

[2] Acad Sci Czech Republ, Inst Parasitol, CR-37005 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic

[3] Inst Postgrad Med Educ, Sch Publ Hlth, Prague, Czech Republic

[4] Krkonose Natl Pk Author, Krkonose Museum, Vrchlabi, Czech Republic

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY | 2006年 / 296卷

关键词：

tick-borne encephalitis; Lyme borreliosis; Borrelia burgdorferi genospecies; Ixodes ricinus; mountain areas; epidemiological impact;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ijmm.2006.02.007

中图分类号：

Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

Along with the shift of the hard tick Ixodes ricinus to higher altitudes observed in the Czech Republic a corresponding shift of tick-borne infections to higher altitudes has been expected. Therefore, I. ricinus ticks, mainly nymphs, were investigated for the presence of tick-borne viruses, tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), Tribec and Eyach, and the spirochaete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in the Sumava and Krkonose Mountains (Czech Republic). The TBE virus and different genospecies of B. burgdorferi s.l. were detected by RT-PCR and PCR, respectively. TBE virus was detected in ticks at 620 and 720m above sea level (a.s.l.), B. burgdorferi s.l. was detected in ticks up to 1065m a.s.l. Four genospecies of B. burgdorferi s.l. were identified, R afzelii, B. garinii, B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, and B. valaisiana. Some nymphs carried multiple Borrelia infections. The conditions of tick-borne agents' distribution and potential epidemiological consequences are discussed. (c) 2006 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.

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