Borrelia burgdorferi infection in Ixodes ricinus from habitats in Denmark |
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Authors: | ANNE S LANDBO PER T FLÖNG |
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Institution: | Institute of Biology, University of Aarhus, Denmark. |
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Abstract: | A total of 2647 ticks of the genus Ixodes was sampled by flagging the vegetation in thirty-one sites in eastern Jutland, Denmark. All ticks were identified as Ixodes ricinus Linnaeus. A total of 317 ticks (202 nymphs and 115 adults) from three different sites were examined for the spirochaete Borrelia burgdorferi Johnson et al. by indirect fluorescent antibody staining; the frequency of infection varied from 7% to 22%. It is concluded that I. ricinus, known to be the most common tick in Denmark, is the vector largely responsible for the transmission of B. burgdorferi in this country. |
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Keywords: | Ixodes ricinus Borrelia burgdorferi Lyme borreliosis tick abundance tick infection Acari |
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