Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in the female cement plug of Ixodes persulcatus ticks (Acari, Ixodidae)

被引:12
作者
Alekseev, AN
Arumova, EA
Vasilieva, IS
机构
[1] Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg, 199034, Universitetskaya nab.
[2] Martzinovsky Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Moscow, 119435, Malaja Pirogovskaya
关键词
Borrelia burgdorferi; Ixodes persulcatus; ticks; cement plug; Lyme Borreliosis;
D O I
10.1007/BF00052920
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Q96 [昆虫学];
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摘要
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu late was detected in one out of five cement plugs of female Ixodes persulcatus ticks. The spirochetes were found by dark field microscopy as early as 18 h after attachment of the ticks to the skin of a white mouse. The relevance of this finding is discussed in relation to the epidemiology of Lyme Borreliosis.
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页码:519 / 522
页数:4
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