Detection and genetic characterization of relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia miyamotoi in Estonian ticks.

During the years 2008-2010 I. ricinus and I. persulcatus ticks were collected from 64 sites in mainland Estonia and on the island Saaremaa. Presence of B. miyamotoi was found in 0.9% (23/2622) of ticks. The prevalence in I. persulcatus and I. ricinus ticks differed significantly, 2.7% (15/561) and 0...

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Main Authors: Julia Geller, Lidia Nazarova, Olga Katargina, Lilian Järvekülg, Natalya Fomenko, Irina Golovljova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3522604?pdf=render