Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2474264 | Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We examined 77 Ixodes ricinus ticks found on 33 out of 120 common nightingales (Luscinia megarhynchos) sampled in the Czech Republic in 2008 for the presence of Borrelia spirochetes, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Rickettsia spp., and Babesia spp. We detected Borrelia garinii (in 4% of ticks), A. phagocytophilum (1%), Rickettsia helvetica (3%), a novel strain of Rickettsia sp. (sister taxon of R. bellii; 1%), and Babesia sp. EU1 (1%). Thus, we conclude that nightingales are unlikely to be important reservoir hosts for tick-borne pathogens.
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Authors
Lenka Dubska, Ivan Literak, Pavel Kverek, Eva Roubalova, Elena Kocianova, Veronika Taragelova,