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| Title |
First record of Borrelia burgdorferi B31 strain in Dermacentor nitens ticks in the northern region of Parana (Brazil)
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| Published in |
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, September 2013
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| DOI | 10.1590/s1517-83822013000300035 |
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| Authors |
Daniela Dib Gonçalves, Teresa Carreira, Mónica Nunes, Aline Benitez, Fabiana Maria Ruiz Lopes-Mori, Odilon Vidotto, Julio Cesar de Freitas, Maria Luísa Vieira |
| Abstract |
The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of DNA of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) in ticks that feed on horses used for animal traction in rural Jataizinho, Parana, Brazil. Between February and June 2008, a total of 224 ticks was collected of which 75% were identified as Dermacentor nitens and 25% as Amblyomma cajenense. To amplify B. burgdorferi s.l. DNA, the intergenic space region (ISR) between the 5S (rrf) 23S (rrl) rRNA genes was used as targets for nested-PCR. Two ticks of the D. nitens species were positive for B. burgdorferi s.l. Both species showed a fragment of 184 bp, but the sequencing revealed 99.9% homology with the B. burgdorferi sensu stricto (s.s.) strain B31. These results showed, for the first time, the presence of spirochete DNA infecting ticks that parasitize horses used for animal traction, in the rural municipality mentioned. In conclusion, this study opens up promising prospects for determining the infection rate of B. burgdorferi s.s. genospecies or other species in the equine population, as well as the impact of the infection rate on Lyme disease in the state of Parana. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 54 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 12 | 21% |
| Researcher | 9 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 16% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 5 | 9% |
| Unknown | 13 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 16 | 29% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 9 | 16% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 7% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 7% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 5 | 9% |
| Unknown | 16 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
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