Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. in ticks collected in the park of Brno, the second largest city in the Czech Republic

NEJEZCHLEBOVÁ, Helena, Alena ŽÁKOVSKÁ, Hana KUČEROVÁ, Naďa BARTOŇKOVÁ and Tereza RAŠOVSKÁ. Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. in ticks collected in the park of Brno, the second largest city in the Czech Republic. In 7th ticks and tick-borne pathogens international conference. 2011.

Basic information

• Original name: Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. in ticks collected in the park of Brno, the second largest city in the Czech Republic
• Name in Czech: Výskyt Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. v klíšťatech nasbíraných v praku v Brně, druhém největším městě České republiky
• Authors: NEJEZCHLEBOVÁ, Helena (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Alena ŽÁKOVSKÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Hana KUČEROVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Naďa BARTOŇKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Tereza RAŠOVSKÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: 7th ticks and tick-borne pathogens international conference, 2011.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Conference abstract
• Field of Study: 10600 1.6 Biological sciences
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14310/11:00053675
• Organization unit: Faculty of Science
• Keywords in English: Borrelia burgdorferi s.l.; ticks

Abstract

The starting point of this study is to identify the tick prevalence and define the risk of tick-borne diseases for the inhabitants of Brno and its surroundings. Subsequently, two parks (Pisárky; Řečkovice) were selected for the purposes of further research. The presence of spirochetes was 1.0% in Pisárky and 5.4% in Řečkovice. PCR confirmed 4.1% infected ticks in Řeckovice.

Abstract (in Czech)

Účelem této studie bylo zjistit míru výskytu klíšťat a definovat riziko pro obyvatele Brna a jeho okolí. Pro účely výzkumu byly vybrány dva parky (Pisárky, Řečkovice). Přítomnost spirochet byla 1,0% v Pisárkách a 5,4% v Řečkovicích. Metoda PCR potvrdila 4,1% infikovanost klíšťat v Řečkovicích.

Links

• MSM0021622415, plan (intention): Name: Molekulární podstata buněčných a tkáňových regulací

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Molecular basis of cell and tissue regulations