Molecular detection of Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) and Rickettsia spp. in hard ticks distributed in Tokachi District, eastern Hokkaido, Japan.

ABSTRACT: Ticks transmit various pathogens, including parasites, bacteria and viruses to humans and animals. To investigate the ticks and the potentially zoonotic pathogens that they may carry, questing ticks were collected in 2017 from 7 sites in Tokachi District, eastern Hokkaido, Japan. A total of 1563 ticks including adults (male and female), nymphs and larvae were collected. Four species of ticks were identified: Ixodes ovatus, Ixodes persulcatus, Haemaphysalis japonica and Haemaphysalis megaspinosa. Of the 1563 ticks, 1155 were used for DNA extraction. In total, 527 individual tick DNA samples prepared from adults (n = 484), nymphs (n = 41) and larvae (n = 2); and 67 pooled tick DNA samples prepared from larval stages (n = 628) were exami

SUBMITTER: Okado K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8906132 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature