DETECTION OF BORRELIA SPIROCHETES IN TICKS WITH q16 REAL-TIME PCR

Lyme disease is a tick-borne disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. spirochaetes. It is transmitted by several hard ticks of the genus Ixodes, mainly Ixodes ricinus in Europe. Higher environment temperature caused by climate changes is linked to a higher activity of ticks during most of the yea...

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Main Authors: Marina Zekic Stosic, Snežana Tomanović, Ratko Sukara, Smiljana Milošević, Sara Savic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Scientific Veterinary Institute “Novi Sad” 2021-09-01
Series:Archives of Veterinary Medicine
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Online Access:https://niv.ns.ac.rs/e-avm/index.php/e-avm/article/view/269