Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato infection in Ixodes ricinus ticks in urban green areas in Prague

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X22001558" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X22001558</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.102053" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.102053</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato infection in Ixodes ricinus ticks in urban green areas in Prague

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Ixodes ricinus ticks are considered as the vector of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex in urban areas, including city parks and green recreational areas. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of B. burgdorferi s. l. in urban areas in the city of Prague, Czech Republic. In selected public green areas in Prague, a total of 2819 I. ricinus ticks were collected in spring, from April to June, in 2014-2020. Quantitative real time PCR revealed 28.1% of ticks (31% of males, 33.7% of females and 25.8% of nymphs) to be positive for B. burgdorferi s. l. The prevalence varied significantly (p˂0.01) between collection sites, with the highest numbers of infected ticks found in the central city areas. The places serving people for recreational and sport activities in urban areas are characterized by a lower diversity of reservoir hosts, provide opportunity for exposure to Borrelia infected ticks, and pose a higher infection risk. We have detected seven Borrelia species in ticks: B. garinii, B. afzelii, B. bavariensis, B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, B. valaisiana, B. spielmanii, and B. finlandensis. Most positive ticks were infected by B. garinii (35%) and B. afzelii (36.9%). Our results show that the Borrelia transmission cycle occurs within urban biotops and highlight the need for surveillance of tick-borne pathogens in public green areas.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato infection in Ixodes ricinus ticks in urban green areas in Prague

Popis výsledku anglicky

Ixodes ricinus ticks are considered as the vector of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex in urban areas, including city parks and green recreational areas. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of B. burgdorferi s. l. in urban areas in the city of Prague, Czech Republic. In selected public green areas in Prague, a total of 2819 I. ricinus ticks were collected in spring, from April to June, in 2014-2020. Quantitative real time PCR revealed 28.1% of ticks (31% of males, 33.7% of females and 25.8% of nymphs) to be positive for B. burgdorferi s. l. The prevalence varied significantly (p˂0.01) between collection sites, with the highest numbers of infected ticks found in the central city areas. The places serving people for recreational and sport activities in urban areas are characterized by a lower diversity of reservoir hosts, provide opportunity for exposure to Borrelia infected ticks, and pose a higher infection risk. We have detected seven Borrelia species in ticks: B. garinii, B. afzelii, B. bavariensis, B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, B. valaisiana, B. spielmanii, and B. finlandensis. Most positive ticks were infected by B. garinii (35%) and B. afzelii (36.9%). Our results show that the Borrelia transmission cycle occurs within urban biotops and highlight the need for surveillance of tick-borne pathogens in public green areas.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

30310 - Parasitology

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases

ISSN

1877-959X

e-ISSN

1877-9603

Svazek periodika

13

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

6

Stát vydavatele periodika

DE - Spolková republika Německo

Počet stran výsledku

6

Strana od-do

102053

Kód UT WoS článku

000933536300003

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85140291840