| HUBÁLEK, Zdeněk, Jiří HALOUZKA and Zina JUŘICOVÁ. Borreliae in Ixodes ricinus ticks feeding on humans. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. London: The Royal Entomological Society, 2004, vol. 18, No 3, p. 228-231. |
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@article{565492,
author = {Hubálek, Zdeněk and Halouzka, Jiří and Juřicová, Zina},
article_location = {London},
article_number = {3},
keywords = {Borrelia burgdorferi s.l.; Ixodes ricinus; Lyme borreliosis; prophylaxis; Czech Republic},
journal = {Medical and Veterinary Entomology},
title = {Borreliae in Ixodes ricinus ticks feeding on humans},
volume = {18},
year = {2004}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 565492
AU - Hubálek, Zdeněk - Halouzka, Jiří - Juřicová, Zina
PY - 2004
TI - Borreliae in Ixodes ricinus ticks feeding on humans
JF - Medical and Veterinary Entomology
VL - 18
IS - 3
SP - 228-231
EP - 228-231
PB - The Royal Entomological Society
KW - Borrelia burgdorferi s.l.
KW - Ixodes ricinus
KW - Lyme borreliosis
KW - prophylaxis
KW - Czech Republic
N2 - A total of 298 Ixodes ricinus (L.) ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) feeding on humans in the Czech Republic were tested for borreliae (Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato) by darkfield microscopy between 1997 and 2003. A majority (68%) of the supplied I. ricinus ticks were nymphs, 25% were females and 7% were larvae. Overall, 20% of 74 examined females and 9% of 203 examined nymphs (but none of 21 examined larvae) were infected with borreliae. The proportion of ticks with a high infection load (>100 spirochetes) was 4% in females and 2% in nymphal I. ricinus. During the year, the highest numbers and proportions of infected nymphal and female ticks were taken off humans in June. Detection of borreliae in the ticks feeding on humans might be helpful in the prophylaxis of Lyme borreliosis.
ER -
HUBÁLEK, Zdeněk, Jiří HALOUZKA and Zina JUŘICOVÁ. Borreliae in Ixodes ricinus ticks feeding on humans. \textit{Medical and Veterinary Entomology}. London: The Royal Entomological Society, 2004, vol.~18, No~3, p.~228-231.
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