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Occurrence of ticks and prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. in three types of urban biotopes: forests, parks and cemeteries.
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Occurrence of ticks and prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. in three types of urban biotopes: forests, parks and cemeteries.

  • Hornok S Department of Parasitology and Zoology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary. Electronic address: Hornok.Sandor@aotk.szie.hu.
  • Meli ML Clinical Laboratory and Center for Clinical Studies, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Gönczi E Clinical Laboratory and Center for Clinical Studies, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Halász E Department of Parasitology and Zoology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary.
  • Takács N Department of Parasitology and Zoology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary.
  • Farkas R Department of Parasitology and Zoology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary.
  • Hofmann-Lehmann R Clinical Laboratory and Center for Clinical Studies, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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  • 2014-08-16
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  • Ticks and tick-borne diseases. - 2014
Anaplasma
Borrelia
City
Dermacentor
Haemaphysalis
Ixodes
Zoonosis
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Animals
Arachnid Vectors
Borrelia burgdorferi
Cemeteries
Dermacentor
Ecosystem
Ehrlichiosis
Female
Forests
Humans
Hungary
Ixodes
Ixodidae
Lyme Disease
Male
Prevalence
Tick-Borne Diseases
Zoonoses
English The aim of the present study was to compare different urban biotopes for the occurrence of ixodid tick species, for the population density of Ixodes ricinus and for the prevalence rates of two emerging, zoonotic pathogens. Altogether 2455 ticks were collected from the vegetation on 30 places (forests, parks, cemeteries) of Budapest, Hungary. I. ricinus and Haemaphysalis concinna were collected in all three biotope types, but Dermacentor reticulatus only in parks and forests, and D. marginatus only in a forest. Highest population density of I. ricinus was observed in neglected parts of cemeteries. In females of this tick species the prevalence rates of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. were significantly lower in cemeteries, than in parks or forests. In conclusion, risks associated with the presence of ticks and tick-borne pathogens may be high in a city, but this depends on biotope types, due to habitat-related differences in the vegetation, as well as in the availability of tick hosts and pathogen reservoirs.
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