| prevalence of infections and co-infections with 6 pathogens in dermacentor reticulatus ticks collected in eastern poland. | occurrence of co-infections with various pathogens in ixodid ticks creates a risk of increased severity of tick-borne diseases in humans and animals exposed to bite of the ticks carrying multiple pathogens. accordingly, co-infections in ticks were subject of numerous analyses, but almost exclusively with regard to ixodes ricinus complex whereas potential tick vectors belonging to other genera were much less studied. taking into consideration the role of dermacentor reticulatus in the transmissio ... | 2017 | 28378977 |
| the occurrence of toxoplasma gondii infection in people and animals from rural environment of lublin region - estimate of potential role of water as a source of infection. | a total of 254 humans and 489 domestic animals living on farms in the lublin province (eastern poland) were examined for the presence of antibodies against toxoplasma gondii using, respectively, the elfa and direct agglutination tests. in parallel, 182 samples of potable water, mostly from shallow household wells, were taken on farms and examined for the presence of t. gondii by microscopy and pcr. the frequency of seropositive reactions in farm inhabitants (66.9 percent) was significantly great ... | 2010 | 20684490 |
| the occurrence of toxoplasma gondii and borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in ixodes ricinus ticks from east poland with the use of pcr. | 715 ixodes ricinus ticks from 4 regions of lublin macroregion (piotrowice, polesie national park, dabrowa and leczynsko-wlodawskie lakeland) were examined for the presence of borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and toxoplasma gondi, using polymerase chain reaction (pcr) and nested-pcr methods. the clonal type of samples tested positive for t. gondii was identified by amplification and fragmenting with restrictions enzymes (rflp-restriction fragment length polymorphism). positive results were confirm ... | 2009 | 20047269 |
| [the prevalence of anti-toxoplasma gondii antibodies among abattoir workers in lublin]. | abattoir workers are occupationally exposed to toxoplasma gondii by the contact with raw meat. one hundred and seven abattoir workers from the meat factory in lublin were examined for the presence of anti-toxoplasma antibodies. sixty-one blood donors were also tested as the reference group. sera from workers and referents were tested by direct agglutination with 2-mercaptoethanol (da-2me), and also by elfa igg and elfa igm tests (vidas toxo igm, vidas toxo igg, biomerieux, france). in the worker ... | 2003 | 16889017 |
| occurrence of toxoplasma gondii in water from wells located on farms. | among various species of parasitic protozoans which may contaminate drinking water, toxoplasma gondii is of a special importance due to the high incidence of infections with this parasite noted in animals and humans. the objective of this study was to determine the frequency of occurrence of t. gondii in drinking water on farms in the area of the lublin province (eastern poland) with respect to health risk among the inhabitants, and to assess the role of water in the transmission of toxoplasma i ... | 2006 | 16841888 |