Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) in ectoparasites and reptiles in southern Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) is a complex containing pathogenic bacteria of which some species, such as Borrelia lusitaniae, use birds, small mammals and reptiles as reservoirs. In Italy, the bacteria have been detected in reptilian and avian reservoirs in the northern and central regions.

Results

Here, 211 reptiles from three orders [Squamata (Sauria with seven species in five families and Ophidia with 11 species in three families), Crocodylia (one family and two species), and Testudines (two families and two species)] were examined for ectoparasites and molecular detection of B. burgdorferi (s.l.) in three different sites of southern Italy, an area for which no information was previously available on the occurrence of borreliosis in animals and humans. Borr

SUBMITTER: Mendoza-Roldan JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6332633 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature