Study on Presence of Borrelia persica in Soft Ticks in Western Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A molecular survey was conducted to investigate the presence of pathogenic Borrelia persica species causing the tick borne relapsing fever (TBRF) in Takistan district Qazvin Province, western Iran.

Methods

A number of 1021 soft ticks were collected from 31 villages including previously reported infected and none-infected TBRF cases and individually examined for the presence of B. persica DNA by conventional PCR targeting the 16S rRNA.

Results

A total of 1021 soft ticks of three species of Ornithodouros tholozani (120: 11.75%), O. lahorensis (461: 45.15%) and Argas persicus (440: 43.1%) were collected and tested against Borrelia infection. Soft ticks were more prevalent (67%) in infected areas than none infected areas. The rate O. tholozani in infected areas

SUBMITTER: Barmaki A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3385554 | biostudies-literature | 2010

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature