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The genospecies B. burgdorferi s.l., isolated from ticks and from neurological patients with suspected Lyme borreliosis.Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most disseminated tick-borne disease in the Northern hemisphere, and infestation with ticks is one of the essential factors influencing transmission of the disease to humans. This work intends to compare the occurrence of borrelia circulating in indigenous ticks and in patients suffering from neurological diseases.201121876490
association of borrelia garinii and b. valaisiana with songbirds in slovakia.in europe, 6 of the 11 genospecies of borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato are prevalent in questing ixodes ricinus ticks. in most parts of central europe, b. afzelii, b. garinii, and b. valaisiana are the most frequent species, whereas b. burgdorferi sensu stricto, b. bissettii, and b. lusitaniae are rare. previously, it has been shown that b. afzelii is associated with european rodents. therefore, the aim of this study was to identify reservoir hosts of b. garinii and b. valaisiana in slovakia. son ...200312732554
prevalence of lyme borrelia in ticks in bratislava, slovak republic.a total of 2857 unfed ixodes ricinus adult ticks were collected in 2-3 week intervals in 1991 in bratislava to survey their prevalence with spirochaetes. five hundred twenty eight, i.e. 17.8% harboured borreliae as detected by dark field microscopy. the infection rates of examined ticks varied from 15.3 to 21.8% in females and from 14.5 to 16.9% in males. the infestation of ticks was related to the season of their collection, the highest being in summer months. at this time the highest number of ...19958535370
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