| 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 |
| study on tick-borne rickettsiae in eastern poland. i. prevalence in dermacentor reticulatus (acari: amblyommidae). | rickettsia spp. transmitted by ticks are classified mostly in the spotted fever group rickettsiae (sfgr). numerous species of this group have been identified in eurasia as emerging pathogens, but still little is known about their occurrence, effects on human health, and co-incidence with other tick-borne pathogens. the aim of the presented study was to determine the prevalence of rickettsia spp. in adult dermacentor reticulatus (acari: amblyommidae) ticks collected in lublin province of eastern ... | 2013 | 23772574 |