Isolation of Borrelia afzelii from overwintering Culex pipiens biotype molestus mosquitoes.

Authors :: Halouzka J
Wilske B
Stünzner D
Sanogo YO
Hubálek Z
Source :: Infection [Infection] 1999; Vol. 27 (4-5), pp. 275-7.
Publication Year :: 1999
Abstract: During the years 1995-1996, a total of 1,743 overwintering Culex pipiens biotype molestus female mosquitoes were tested for the presence of spirochetes in several localities in South Moravia, Czech Republic.The spirochetes were observed in 5% of the mosquitoes investigated. One of the five isolated strains of spirochetes (BR-84) was identified as Borrelia afzelii. The potential role of mosquitoes in the ecology and epidemiology of Lyme disease (LD) borreliae should be further investigated.

Subjects :: Animals
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Borrelia Infections microbiology
Borrelia Infections transmission
Czech Republic
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Female
Incidence
Risk Factors
Borrelia classification
Borrelia isolation & purification
Culex microbiology
Disease Vectors classification

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