High Prevalence and Low Diversity of <i>Rickettsia</i> in <i>Dermacentor reticulatus</i> Ticks, Central Europe
Alena Balážová, Gábor Földvári, Branka Bilbija, Eva Nosková, Pavel Široký
Abstract
We collected 1,671 Dermacentor reticulatus ticks from 17 locations in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. We found 47.9% overall prevalence of Rickettsia species in ticks over all locations. Sequence analysis confirmed that all tested samples belonged to R. raoultii, the causative agent of tick-borne lymphadenopathy.
Topics & Concepts
Dermacentor reticulatusDermacentorBiologyRickettsiaTickCzechTick-borne diseaseVeterinary medicineZoologyVirologyIxodidaeMedicineVirusLinguisticsPhilosophyVector-borne infectious diseasesViral Infections and VectorsDermatological diseases and infestations