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[Borrelia sp. in the common tick (Ixodes ricinus) from the Prague area]

P Pokorný1

  • 1Institut hygieny a epidemiologie, Praha.

Ceskoslovenska Epidemiologie, Mikrobiologie, Imunologie
|January 1, 1990
PubMed

In the course of 1988 almost 3000 ticks were collected from various localities on the territory of Prague and examined by the method of indirect immunofluorescence (IFA) for the presence of Borrelia. The immunity rate of ticks varies between 1.9-22.0%. Positive ticks were found also in some areas practically in the centre of the town. These findings indicate the possible contact of the Prague population with the infectious agent on the very territory of the town. The authors give a list of potential carrier animals on the territory of Prague.

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