Detection of and in Tissues of Wild-living Animals and in Ticks of North-west Poland

Overview

Journal Pol J Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2018 Dec 15

PMID 30550240

Citations 11

Authors

Agata Bielawska-Drozd

Piotr Cieslik

Dorota Zakowska

Patrycja Glowacka

Bozena Wlizlo-Skowronek

Przemyslaw Zieba

Arkadiusz Zdun

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Abstract

This work presents results of the research on the occurrence of Coxiella burnetii and Francisella tularensis in the tissues of wild-living animals and ticks collected from Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship. The real-time PCR testing for the pathogens comprised 928 samples of animal internal organs and 1551 ticks. The presence of C. burnetii was detected in 3% of wild-living animals and in 0.45-3.45% (dependent on collection areas) of ticks. The genetic sequences of F. tularensis were present in 0.49 % of ticks (only in one location - Drawa) and were not detected in animal tissues. The results indicate respectively low proportion of animals and ticks infected with C. burnetii and F. tularensis . This work presents results of the research on the occurrence of and in the tissues of wild-living animals and ticks collected from Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship. The real-time PCR testing for the pathogens comprised 928 samples of animal internal organs and 1551 ticks. The presence of was detected in 3% of wild-living animals and in 0.45–3.45% (dependent on collection areas) of ticks. The genetic sequences of were present in 0.49 % of ticks (only in one location – Drawa) and were not detected in animal tissues. The results indicate respectively low proportion of animals and ticks infected with and .

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