What is the percentage of pathogenic borreliae in spirochaetal findings of mosquito larvae?

In this study, larvae (1,179 ex.) of mosquito genera Culex were examined for the presence of spirochaetes by Dark Field Microscopy (DFM) at the locality of Blansko (Czech Republic) in of 2004-2008. DFM spirochaete positive samples (25.4 %) were investigated by nested PCR; only 4 samples were positiv...

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Published in:Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine 2009, Vol.16 (2), p.273-276
Main Authors: Nejedla, Petra, Norek, Adam, Vostal, Karel, Zakovska, Alena
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aedes - microbiology
Animals
Aquatic insects
Borrelia burgdorferi
Borrelia burgdorferi - isolation & purification
Culex
Culex - microbiology
Larva - microbiology
Larvae
Mosquitoes
Spirochetes
Time Factors
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Summary:In this study, larvae (1,179 ex.) of mosquito genera Culex were examined for the presence of spirochaetes by Dark Field Microscopy (DFM) at the locality of Blansko (Czech Republic) in of 2004-2008. DFM spirochaete positive samples (25.4 %) were investigated by nested PCR; only 4 samples were positive for the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, which is 0.3 % of the total examined samples. We can conclude that only a low percentage of pathogenic borreliae are presented in mosquito larvae, while the spirochaete of undefined genera infect larvae in high amounts.
ISSN:1232-1966
1898-2263