Hedgehogs, Squirrels, and Blackbirds as Sentinel Hosts for
Active Surveillance of Borrelia miyamotoi and Borrelia
burgdorferi Complex in Urban and Rural Environments

J 2020

Hedgehogs, Squirrels, and Blackbirds as Sentinel Hosts for Active Surveillance of Borrelia miyamotoi and Borrelia burgdorferi Complex in Urban and Rural Environments

MAJEROVÁ, Karolina, Václav HÖNIG, Michal HOUDA, Petr PAPEŽÍK, Manoj FONVILLE et. al.

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Original name

Hedgehogs, Squirrels, and Blackbirds as Sentinel Hosts for Active Surveillance of Borrelia miyamotoi and Borrelia burgdorferi Complex in Urban and Rural Environments

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Edition

Microorganisms, Basel, MDPI, 2020, 2076-2607

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Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10618 Ecology

Country of publisher

Switzerland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 4.128

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/20:00117785

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8121908

UT WoS

000602517700001

Keywords in English

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato; Borrelia miyamotoi; European hedgehog; Northern white-breasted hedgehog; Eurasian red squirrel; Common blackbird

Abstract

V originále

Lyme borreliosis (LB), caused by spirochetes of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) complex, is one of the most common vector-borne zoonotic diseases in Europe. Knowledge about the enzootic circulation of Borrelia pathogens between ticks and their vertebrate hosts is epidemiologically important and enables assessment of the health risk for the human population. In our project, we focused on the following vertebrate species: European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus), Northern white-breasted hedgehog (E. roumanicus), Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), and Common blackbird (Turdus merula). The cadavers of accidentally killed animals used in this study constitute an available source of biological material, and we have confirmed its potential for wide monitoring of B. burgdorferi s.l. presence and genospecies diversity in the urban environment. High infection rates (90% for E. erinaceus, 73% for E. roumanicus, 91% for S. vulgaris, and 68% for T. merula) were observed in all four target host species; mixed infections by several genospecies were detected on the level of individuals, as well as in particular tissue samples. These findings show the usefulness of multiple tissue sampling as tool for revealing the occurrence of several genospecies within one animal and the risk of missing particular B. burgdorferi s.l. genospecies when looking in one organ alone.

Citovat

MAJEROVÁ, Karolina, Václav HÖNIG, Michal HOUDA, Petr PAPEŽÍK, Manoj FONVILLE, Hein SPRONG, Natalie RUDENKO, Maryna GOLOVCHENKO, Barbora BOLFÍKOVÁ ČERNÁ, Pavel HULVA, Daniel RŮŽEK, Lada HOFMANNOVÁ, Jan VOTÝPKA and David MODRÝ. Hedgehogs, Squirrels, and Blackbirds as Sentinel Hosts for Active Surveillance of Borrelia miyamotoi and Borrelia burgdorferi Complex in Urban and Rural Environments. Microorganisms. Basel: MDPI, 2020, vol. 8, No 12, p. 1-16. ISSN 2076-2607. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8121908.

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MAJEROVÁ, Karolina, Václav HÖNIG, Michal HOUDA, Petr PAPEŽÍK, Manoj FONVILLE, Hein SPRONG, Natalie RUDENKO, Maryna GOLOVCHENKO, Barbora BOLFÍKOVÁ ČERNÁ, Pavel HULVA, Daniel RŮŽEK, Lada HOFMANNOVÁ, Jan VOTÝPKA and David MODRÝ. Hedgehogs, Squirrels, and Blackbirds as Sentinel Hosts for Active Surveillance of Borrelia miyamotoi and Borrelia burgdorferi Complex in Urban and Rural Environments. \textit{Microorganisms}. Basel: MDPI, 2020, vol.~8, No~12, p.~1-16. ISSN~2076-2607. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8121908.

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