Investigation of Borrelia spp. in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) at the border crossings between China and Russia in Heilongjiang Province, China
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
; (12): 459-464, 2012.
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OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the precise species of tick vector and the Borrelia spirochete pathogen at the Heilongjiang Province international border with Russia.@*METHODS@#In this study, ticks were collected from 12 Heilongjiang border crossings (including grasslands, shrublands, forests, and plantantions) to determine the rate and species type of spirochete-infected ticks and the most prevalent spirochete genotypes.@*RESULTS@#The ticks represented three genera and four species of the Ixodidae family [Ixodes persulcatus, Dermacentor silvarum, Haemaphysalis concinna and Haemaphysalis japonica]. Ixodes persulcatus had the highest amount of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato infection of 25.6% and the most common species of Borrelia isolated from Ixodes persulcatus was Borrelia garinii, strain PD91.@*CONCLUSIONS@#Our results suggest that Borrelia garinii PD91-infected Ixodes persulcatus may be the principal cause of Lyme disease in the border crossing areas of Heilongjiang Province.
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Main subject:
Arachnid Vectors
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Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
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RNA
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Lyme Disease
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Borrelia burgdorferi Group
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China
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Russia
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Ixodes
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Emigration and Immigration
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
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Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Year:
2012
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Article