Multiple Tick-Borne Pathogens in Ixodes ricinus Ticks Collected from Humans in Romania.

ABSTRACT: Ticks are medically important vectors of infectious diseases that are able to transmit pathogens to humans and animals. Tick-borne diseases represent a major health concern, posing an increasing risk to the public health during the last century and affecting millions of people. The aim of the current study was to provide epidemiological data regarding the presence of certain tick-borne pathogens in ticks feeding on humans in Romania. Overall, 522 Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from humans were screened for six pathogens: Borrelia spp., Neoehrlichia mikurensis, Babesia spp., Coxiella spp., Bartonella spp., and Francisella tularensis. Ticks attached to humans were collected between 2013-2015 in Cluj County, Romania. Conventional, nested and qu

SUBMITTER: Kalmar Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7281082 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature