Vertical distribution of the tick Ixodes ricinus and tick-borne pathogens in the Northern Moravian mountaines correlated with climate warming (Jeseníky mts., Czech Republic)

Daniel, M.; Materna, J.; Hönig, Václav; Metelka, L.; Danielová, V.; Harčarik, J.; Kliegrová, S.; Grubhoffer, Libor

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Vertical distribution of the tick Ixodes ricinus and tick-borne pathogens in the Northern Moravian mountaines correlated with climate warming (Jeseníky mts., Czech Republic)

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SYSNO ASEP	0334903
Document Type	J - Journal Article
R&D Document Type	Journal Article
Subsidiary J	Ostatní články
Title	Vertical distribution of the tick Ixodes ricinus and tick-borne pathogens in the Northern Moravian mountaines correlated with climate warming (Jeseníky mts., Czech Republic)
Author(s)	Daniel, M. (CZ) Materna, J. (CZ) Hönig, Václav (BC-A)_{RID, ORCID} Metelka, L. (CZ) Danielová, V. (CZ) Harčarik, J. (CZ) Kliegrová, S. (CZ) Grubhoffer, Libor (BC-A)_{RID, ORCID}
Source Title	Central European Journal of Public Health. - : Státní zdravotní ústav - ISSN 1210-7778 Roč. 17, č. 3 (2009), s. 139-145
Number of pages	7 s.
Language	eng - English
Country	CZ - Czech Republic
Keywords	Ixodes ricinus ; Borrelia burgdorferi genospecies ; tick-borne encephalitis virus ; vertical distribution ; climate warming
Subject RIV	FN - Epidemiology, Contagious Diseases ; Clinical Immunology
R&D Projects	LC06009 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
CEZ	AV0Z60220518 - PAU-O, BC-A (2005-2011)
Annotation	Vertical distribution of the Ixodes ricinus tick, tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) and Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. was studied in Jeseníky Mts. Altogether 1,253 specimens of all tick stages (607 larvae, 614 nymphs, 8 females and 24 males) were collected at altitudes 990–1,300 m a.s.l. Altogether 1,207 ticks (8 females, 24 males, 568 nymphs and 607 larvae) were tested for the presence of TBEV and B. burgdorferi s.l. None of the samples contained TBEV, 35 samples (6% of adult ticks, 5% of nymphs, 0.7% of larvae) were positive for B. burgdorferi s.l. The most prevalent genospecies were B. afzelii (44%), B. garinii (28%), less frequent were B. burgdorferi sensu stricto (5%), B. valaisiana (3%). The number of ticks and presence of all developmental stages demonstrate occurence of viable local populations. A significant trend of increasing mean air temperatures in the last 3 decades was found at all analyzed meteorological stations (3 in Jeseníky Mts. and 8 stations in other mountains).
Workplace	Biology Centre (since 2006)
Contact	Dana Hypšová, eje@eje.cz, Tel.: 387 775 214
Year of Publishing	2010

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