Prevalence of pathogens in ticks collected from humans through citizen science in Belgium
Abstract Background In order to evaluate the risk of human exposure to tick-borne pathogens in Belgium, a study on the prevalence of several pathogens was conducted on feeding ticks removed from humans in 2017. Methods Using a citizen science approach based on an existing notification tool for tick bites, a sample of ticks was collected across the country. Collected ticks were screened by PCR for the presence of the following pathogens: Anaplasma phagocytophilum , Babesia spp., Borrelia burgdorferi ( sensu lato ), Borrelia miyamotoi , Neoehrlichia mikurensis , Rickettsia helvetica and tick-bor... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2019 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Parasites & Vectors ; volume 12, issue 1 ; ISSN 1756-3305 |
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28555244 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3806-z |