Molecular identification of Borrelia spirochetes in questing Ixodes ricinus from northwestern Spain

Molecular identification of Borrelia spirochetes in questing Ixodes ricinus from northwestern Spain

Abstract Background Ixodes ricinus, the predominant tick species in Europe, can transmit the causative agents of important human diseases such as Lyme borreliosis (LB), caused by Borrelia spirochetes. In northern Spain, LB is considered endemic; recently, a significant increase of the annual inciden...

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Main Authors: Pablo Díaz, Jose Luis Arnal, Susana Remesar, Ana Pérez-Creo, José Manuel Venzal, María Esther Vázquez-López, Alberto Prieto, Gonzalo Fernández, Ceferino Manuel López, Rosario Panadero, Alfredo Benito, Pablo Díez-Baños, Patrocinio Morrondo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Borrelia burgdorferi (s.l.)
Borrelia miyamotoi
Ixodes ricinus
NW Spain
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2574-x

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