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Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in ticks from the Ternopil region in Ukraine

Journal of Veterinary Research
Volume 62 (2018): Issue 3 (September 2018)
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|Oct 2018

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1

Number of cases of Lyme borreliosis in Ternopol region (Western Ukraine), in 2005–2015. y axis – number of cases; x axis – years. (http://realno.te.ua/novyny/на-тернопільщині-лютує-страшна- недуг/)
Number of cases of Lyme borreliosis in Ternopol region (Western Ukraine), in 2005–2015. y axis – number of cases; x axis – years. (http://realno.te.ua/novyny/на-тернопільщині-лютує-страшна- недуг/)

Fig. 2

Ixodes ricinus: male on the left, female on the right
Ixodes ricinus: male on the left, female on the right

Fig. 3

Electrophoresis gel (K+ positive control, K− negative control, 56–70 test samples, 63–64 positive samples)
Electrophoresis gel (K+ positive control, K− negative control, 56–70 test samples, 63–64 positive samples)

Fig. 4

Fragment of the fluorogram in Borrelia afzelii DNA sequencing
Fragment of the fluorogram in Borrelia afzelii DNA sequencing

Number of the tested ticks and the place of collection

Area (Western Ukraine)Number of Ixodes ricinus ticks
FemaleMaleNymphTotal
Ternopil OblastKonuchy179026
Biłokrynycia196025
Skala-Podilska421429
Papirnya1510025
Monastyryska1510631
Total705610136

Number and percentage of ticks infected with Borrelia burgdorferi s_ l_

Gender and formNumber of ticksNumber and % of infected ticks
Nymph101 (10%)
Male562 (3.6%)
Female703 (4.3%)
Total1366 (4.4%)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2018-0039 | Journal eISSN: 2450-8608
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Language: English
Page range: 275 - 280
Submitted on: May 29, 2018
Accepted on: Sep 20, 2018
Published on: Oct 23, 2018
Published by: National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
sensu lato,
genospecies,
ticks,
Ukraine
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Molecular biology,
Microbiology and virology,
Life sciences, other,
Medicine,
Veterinary medicine

© 2018 Marcin Weiner, Wioletta Żukiewicz-Sobczak, Małgorzata Tokarska-Rodak, Dorota Plewik, Anna Pańczuk, Marta Siłuch, Jerzy Zagórski, Paweł Sobczak, Tomasz Chmielewski, Stanisława Tylewska-Wierzbanowska, Mariia Shkilna, Mykhailo Korda, Ivan Klisch, Mykhailo Andreychyn, Mariana Pavliuk, published by National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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