ArticleVector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.)2014
Broad-range survey of tick-borne pathogens in Southern Germany reveals a high prevalence of Babesia microti and a diversity of other tick-borne pathogens.
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- The specificity of Babesia-tick vector interactions: recent advances and pitfalls in molecular and field studies.Parasites & vectors · 2021Review
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- Borrelia miyamotoi and Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) identification and survey of tick-borne encephalitis virus in ticks from north-eastern Germany.Parasites & vectors · 2020Article
- Molecular Testing of Serial Blood Specimens from Patients with Early Lyme Disease during Treatment Reveals Changing Coinfection with Mixtures of Borrelia burgdorferi Genotypes.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy · 2019Article
- Shifts in Borrelia burgdorferi (s.l.) geno-species infections in Ixodes ricinus over a 10-year surveillance period in the city of Hanover (Germany) and Borrelia miyamotoi-specific Reverse Line Blot detection.Parasites & vectors · 2018Article
- Screening of patient blood samples for babesiosis using enzymatic assays.Ticks and tick-borne diseases · 2018Article
- Broad-range survey of vector-borne pathogens and tick host identification of Ixodes ricinus from Southern Czech Republic.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2017Article
- Approaches for Reverse Line Blot-Based Detection of Microbial Pathogens in Ixodes ricinus Ticks Collected in Austria and Impact of the Chosen Method.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2017Article
- A novel quantitative PCR detects Babesia infection in patients not identified by currently available non-nucleic acid amplification tests.BMC microbiology · 2017Article
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- Host Immune Evasion by Lyme and Relapsing Fever Borreliae: Findings to Lead Future Studies forFrontiers in immunology · 2017Review
- Babesia spp. in questing ticks from eastern Poland: prevalence and species diversity.Parasitology research · 2015Article
- Borrelia miyamotoi infection in nature and in humans.Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases · 2015Review
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Abstract
Abstract Ticks harbor numerous pathogens of significance to human and animal health. A better understanding of the pathogens carried by ticks in a given geographic area can alert health care providers of specific health risks leading to better diagnosis and treatments. In this study, we tested 226 Ixodes ricinis ticks from Southern Germany using a broad-range PCR and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry assay (PCR/ESI-MS) designed to identify tick-borne bacterial and protozoan pathogens in a single test. We found 21.2% of the ticks tested carried Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato consisting of diverse genospecies; a surprisingly high percentage of ticks were infected with Babesia microti (3.5%). Other organisms found included Borrelia miyamotoi, Rickettsia helvetica, Rickettsia monacensis, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Of further significance was our finding that more than 7% of ticks were infected with more than one pathogen or putative pathogen.
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