Synanthropic Birds Influence the Distribution of Borrelia Species: Analysis of Ixodes ricinus Ticks Feeding on Passerine Birds
Open Access
- 1 February 2011
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 77 (3), 1115-1117
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.02278-10
Abstract
Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from 835 birds and from vegetation in the Czech Republic were analyzed. Host-seeking ticks ( n = 427) were infected predominantly by Borrelia afzelii (25%). Ticks ( n = 1,012) from songbirds (Passeriformes) were infected commonly by Borrelia garinii (12.1%) and Borrelia valaisiana (13.4%). Juveniles of synanthropic birds, Eurasian blackbirds ( Turdus merula ) and song thrushes ( Turdus philomelos ), were major reservoir hosts of B. garinii.Keywords
This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
- Immunological Profiles of Bos taurus and Bos indicus Cattle Infested with the Cattle Tick, Rhipicephalus ( Boophilus ) microplusClinical and Vaccine Immunology, 2009
- Differential Role of Passerine Birds in Distribution of Borrelia Spirochetes, Based on Data from Ticks Collected from Birds during the Postbreeding Migration Period in Central EuropeApplied and Environmental Microbiology, 2009
- Blackbirds and Song Thrushes Constitute a Key Reservoir of Borrelia garinii , the Causative Agent of Borreliosis in Central EuropeApplied and Environmental Microbiology, 2008
- Avipoxvirus in blackcaps (Sylvia atricapilla)Avian Pathology, 2008
- What Makes Ticks Tick? Climate Change, Ticks, and Tick‐Borne DiseasesJournal of Travel Medicine, 2008
- Migratory Passerine Birds as Reservoirs of Lyme Borreliosis in EuropeEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2006
- Lyme borreliosis in Europe and North AmericaParasitology, 2004
- Antigens from Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks elicit potent cell-mediated immune responses in resistant but not in susceptible animalsVeterinary Parasitology, 2003
- Association of Borrelia afzelii with rodents in EuropeParasitology, 2003
- Differential Survival of Lyme Borreliosis Spirochetes in Ticks That Feed on BirdsInfection and Immunity, 2002