| genetic variation of ticks (ixodes ricinus l.) in the lithuanian and norwegian populations. | rapd markers were used to measure the genetic diversity of 119 individuals of ixodes ricinus collected from lithuania and norway. the samples were analysed within and also between the populations. we analysed 74 loci in each of 6 populations. our results show high levels of diversity within the populations. the percentage of polymorphic loci of the six analysed populations: birzai, vilnius, kretinga, tjore, kjosvik and odderoya were 68.9%, 58.1%, 78.38%, 62.2%, 44.6% and 68.9%, respectively. the ... | 2006 | 17149655 |
| molecular epidemiology of tick-borne encephalitis virus in ixodes ricinus ticks in lithuania. | in lithuania, 171-645 serologically confirmed cases of tick-borne encephalitis occurred annually [mickiene et al. (2001): eur j clin microbiol infect dis 20:886-888] in 1993-1999, and the tick-borne encephalitis virus (tbev) seroprevalence in the general population was found previously to be 3.0% [juceviciene et al. (2002): j clin virol 25:23-27]. to assess the risk for tbev virus infection in lithuania and to characterize the agent a panel of 3,234 ticks combined into 436 pools [juceviciene et ... | 2005 | 16121364 |