Infections and mixed infections with the selected species of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected in eastern Poland: a significant increase in the course of 5 years

In the years 2008–2009 and 2013–2014, 1620 and 1500 questing Ixodes ricinus ticks, respectively, were examined on the territory of the Lublin province (eastern Poland). The presence of three pathogenic species causing Lyme disease was investigated: Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, B. afzelii and...

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Main Authors: Wójcik-Fatla, Angelina, Zając, Violetta, Sawczyn, Anna, Sroka, Jacek, Cisak, Ewa, Dutkiewicz, Jacek
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer International Publishing 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4689766/