The Presence of Borrelia miyamotoi, A Relapsing Fever Spirochaete, in Questing Ixodes ricinus in Belgium and in The Netherlands

C. Cochez; P. Heyman; D. Heylen; M. Fonville; P. Hengeveld; W. Takken; L. Simons; H. Sprong

doi:10.1111/zph.12154

The Presence of Borrelia miyamotoi, A Relapsing Fever Spirochaete, in Questing Ixodes ricinus in Belgium and in The Netherlands

C. Cochez, P. Heyman, D. Heylen, M. Fonville, P. Hengeveld, W. Takken, L. Simons, H. Sprong

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Borrelia miyamotoi is a tick-borne bacterium that may cause relapsing fever in humans. As this pathogen has been discovered in Europe only recently, only little is known about its local impact on human health and its spatial distribution. In this study, we show the results of PCR screenings for B. miyamotoi in flagged Ixodes ricinus from Belgium and the Netherlands. B. miyamotoi was detected in nine of thirteen, and three of five locations from the Netherlands and Belgium, respectively. These outcomes indicate that B. miyamotoi is more spread than previously thought. The mean infection rate B. miyamotoi was 1.14% for Belgium and 3.84% for the Netherlands.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	331-333
Number of pages	3
Journal	Zoonoses and Public Health
Volume	62
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.12154
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2015

Keywords

Belgium
Borrelia miyamotoi
Ixodes ricinus
Relapsing fever
The netherlands

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