Long-term trends of tick-borne pathogens in regard to small mammal and tick populations from Saxony, Germany

• Published in: Parasites & vectors Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 131
• Main Authors: Galfsky, Daniel, Król, Nina, Pfeffer, Martin, Obiegala, Anna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 26.03.2019; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Animals; Apodemus flavicollis; Arachnids; Arthropods; Babesia; Babesia - classification; Babesia - isolation & purification; Bacteria; Bartonella; Bartonella - classification; Bartonella - isolation & purification; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Developmental stages; Diagnosis; DNA; Dogs; Evaluation; Female; Germany - epidemiology; Hepatozoon; Larvae; Lyme disease; Male; Methods; Molecular Typing; Myodes glareolus; Nucleotide sequence; Nymphs; Parks; Pathogenic microorganisms; Pathogens; PCR; Polymerase chain reaction; Polymerase Chain Reaction - veterinary; Prevalence; Public health; Reservoirs (Water); Rickettsia; Rickettsia - classification; Rickettsia - isolation & purification; Risk factors; Rodent; Rodentia - microbiology; Rodentia - parasitology; Rodents; Small mammals; Studies; Tick Infestations - epidemiology; Tick Infestations - microbiology; Tick Infestations - parasitology; Tick Infestations - veterinary; Tick-borne diseases; Ticks; Ticks - microbiology; Ticks - parasitology; Vectors; Vectors (Biology); Zoonoses; Germany; Poland; United Kingdom > UK; Europe; Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Bartonella; Hepatozoon; Neoehrlichia; Ticks; Myodes glareolus; Apodemus flavicollis; Ixodes ricinus; Rickettsia; Rodent

Rodents are important in the life-cycle of ticks as hosts for immature developmental stages. Both rodents and ticks are of public health interest as they are reservoirs and vectors for different tick-borne pathogens (TBP). The aim of this study was to reassess the prevalence of TBP in previously stu...