Occurrence of Borrelia sp. among Wild Living Invasive and Native Mesocarnivores in Poland.

ABSTRACT: Wild living mesocarnivores, both introduced and native species, are able to adapt well to peri-urban environments, facilitating cross-species pathogen transmission with domestic animals, and potentially humans. Individual tissue samples derived from 284 specimens of six carnivore species, i.e., raccoon, raccoon dog, red fox, European badger, pine marten and stone marten, were used for molecular investigations with the nested PCR method. The animals were sampled in the Ruszów Forest District (Poland). We aimed to examine the relative importance of the studied mesocarnivores as hosts of Borrelia spp. and investigated their role in this spirochaete's transmission cycle. We also aimed to trace the reservoir competence of these invasive and native predators and borreliosis eco-epidemiolo

SUBMITTER: Hildebrand J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9597796 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature