Eco-epidemiology of Borrelia miyamotoi and Lyme borreliosis spirochetes in a popular hunting and recreational forest area in Hungary

Eco-epidemiology of Borrelia miyamotoi and Lyme borreliosis spirochetes in a popular hunting and recreational forest area in Hungary

Abstract Background Borrelia miyamotoi, the newly discovered human pathogenic relapsing fever spirochete, and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato are maintained in natural rodent populations. The aim of this study was to investigate the natural cycle of B. miyamotoi and B. burgdorferi s.l. in a forest h...

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Main Authors: Sándor Szekeres, Elena Claudia Coipan, Krisztina Rigó, Gábor Majoros, Setareh Jahfari, Hein Sprong, Gábor Földvári
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-06-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Borrelia miyamotoi
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato
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Ixodes acuminatus
Rodents
Apodemus flavicollis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0922-2

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