List of issues > Series «Biology. Ecology». 2014. Vol. 8
Circulation of Borrelia miyamotoi in Natural Foci of the Baikal Region
Author(s)
I. V. Voytsekhovskaya, I. V. Kozlova, O. V. Suntsova, O. V. Lisak, E. K. Doroschenko, Yu. P. Dzhioev
Abstract
This article provides an analysis of the scientific literature on the issue of TBE associated with Borrelia miyamotoi and the results of reconnaissance studies to find foci of B. miyamotoi in the Baikal region. DNA of B.miyamotoi found in two species of ticks (I. persulcatus, H. concinna) in the three examined areas of Irkutsk region: Ekhirit-Bulagatsky, Irkutsky and Kachugsky. In the ticks DNA of B. miyamotoi were detected less frequently than DNA of B. burgdorferi I. complex. Was shown the possibility of infection of ticks with Borrelia of two species – B. miyamotoi and B. burgdorferi I.
Keywords
ixodid tick-borne borreliosis, Borellia miyamotoi, genetic variability, natural focus
UDC
577.2.01