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
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(12): 459-464, 2012.
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Dans Anglais
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ABSTRACT
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.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Vecteurs arachnides
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Polymorphisme de restriction
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ARN
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Maladie de Lyme
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Groupe Borrelia burgdorferi
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Chine
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Réaction de polymérisation en chaîne
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Russie
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Ixodes
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Émigration et immigration
Limites du sujet:
Animaux
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
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Europe
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Année:
2012
Type:
Article
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