First report of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in two threatened carnivores: the marbled polecat, Vormela peregusna and the European mink, Mustela lutreola (Mammalia: Mustelidae).
BMC Vet Res
; 8: 137, 2012 Aug 18.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22901862
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Lyme disease is a widespread cosmopolitan zoonosis caused by species belonging to the genus Borrelia. It is transmitted from animal reservoir hosts to humans through hard - ticks of genus Ixodes which are vectors of the disease. CASE PRESENTATION Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato infection was identified in a marbled polecat, Vormela peregusna, and two European minks, Mustela lutreola, from Romania, by PCR. RFLP revealed the presence of a single genospecies, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto.CONCLUSIONS:
This is the first report of the Lyme disease spirochetes in the two mentioned hosts.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Lyme Disease
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Borrelia burgdorferi Group
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Endangered Species
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Mustelidae
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
BMC Vet Res
Journal subject:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Romania