Co-Occurrence of <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> Sensu Lato and <i>Babesia</i> spp. DNA in <i>Ixodes ricinus</i> Ticks Collected from Vegetation and Pets in the City of Poznan, Poland.

ABSTRACT: Here, we described the prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. and Babesia species found in mono- and double infections among Ixodes ricinus ticks occurring in urban areas of the city of Poznań, Poland. We tested 1029 host-seeking ticks and 1268 engorged ticks removed from pet animals. Borrelia afzelii and B. garinii prevailed both in ticks from vegetation (3.7% and 3.7%, respectively) and from pets (3.7% and 0.6%, respectively). Babesia canis and Ba. microti were the most prevalent in host-seeking (2.6% and 1.4%, respectively) and feeding ticks (2.8% and 2.2%, respectively). Babesia microti sequences proved to be identical to the human pathogenic Ba. microti genotype "Jena/Germany". Sequences of the rarest piroplasm Ba. ven

SUBMITTER: Liberska J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11054194 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature