Presence of potentially pathogenic Babesia sp for human in Ixodes ricinus in Switzerland
Author(s)
Date issued
2006
In
Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
Vol
1
No
13
From page
65
To page
70
Subjects
Babesia microti Babesia divergens Babesia sp EU1 Ixodes ticinus Switzerland BURGDORFERI SENSU-LATO MICROTI TICKS DNA DIVERGENS DIVERSITY SEQUENCES PARASITE DISEASE EUROPE
Abstract
We have designed and performed a new PCR method based on the 18S rRNA in order to individuate the presence and the identity of Babesia parasites. Out of H 59 Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks collected in four areas of Switzerland, nine were found to contain Babesia DNA. Sequencing of the short amplicon obtained (411 452 bp) allowed the identification of three human pathogenic species: Babesia microti, B. divergens, for the first time in Switzerland, Babesia sp. EU1. We also report coinfections with B. sp. EU1-Borrelia burgdoferi sensu stricto and Babesia sp. EU1-B. afzelii.
Publication type
journal article