Spausta Grazyna, Wiczkowski Andrzej, Ciarkowska Jolanta, Strzelczyk Joanna, Trapp Gizela, Adamek Brygida, Zalewska-Ziob Marzena
Katedra i Zakład Ogólnej Biologii Lekarskiej, Slaska Akademia Medyczna, Zabrze.
Wiad Parazytol. 2003;49(1):39-45.
Borrelia burgdorferi is an aetiological factor of borreliosis (Lyme disease). The main vectors of Borrelia burgdorferi are larvae, nymphs, and females of Ixodes ricinus. The aim of this paper was to analyse infection parameters of Borrelia burgdorferi in a selected populations of Ixodes ricinus. The study was conducted in Tarnowskie Góry administrative district (Krupski Młyn, Zielona, Lubliniec, Tarnowskie Góry, Swierklaniec, Tworóg, and Zbrosławice). A total of 85 ticks were collected with a piece of cloth dragged over the vegetation. The Borrelia burgdorferi infection was confirmed with a PCR method, using flagellin protein gene DNA amplification. DNA of Borrelia burgderferi sensu lato was present in 14 ticks, which constituted 16.5% of the population studied. The percentage of infected females and nymphs was 26.8%, 22.2%, and 5.6%, respectively. A high prevalence of the pathogen (50%) was in ticks revealed in the recreation areas and the community forest in Swierklaniec.
伯氏疏螺旋体是莱姆病的致病因素。伯氏疏螺旋体的主要传播媒介是蓖麻硬蜱的幼虫、若虫和雌蜱。本文旨在分析选定的蓖麻硬蜱种群中伯氏疏螺旋体的感染参数。研究在塔尔诺夫斯基古里行政区（克鲁普斯基米林、齐埃洛纳、卢布林涅茨、塔尔诺夫斯基古里、斯维尔克拉涅茨、特沃罗格和兹布罗斯瓦维采）进行。用一块布在植被上拖动共收集了85只蜱。采用PCR方法，通过鞭毛蛋白基因DNA扩增来确认伯氏疏螺旋体感染。广义伯氏疏螺旋体的DNA存在于14只蜱中，占所研究种群的16.5%。感染的雌蜱和若虫的百分比分别为26.8%、22.2%和5.6%。在斯维尔克拉涅茨的休闲区和社区森林中发现的蜱中该病原体的患病率很高（50%）。
