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. 1999;27(4-5):275-7.
doi: 10.1007/s150100050029.

Isolation of Borrelia afzelii from overwintering Culex pipiens biotype molestus mosquitoes

J Halouzka  1 , B Wilske, D Stünzner, Y O Sanogo, Z Hubálek
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Isolation of Borrelia afzelii from overwintering Culex pipiens biotype molestus mosquitoes

J Halouzka et al. Infection. 1999.

Abstract

During the years 1995-1996, a total of 1,743 overwintering Culex pipiens biotype molestus female mosquitoes were tested for the presence of spirochetes in several localities in South Moravia, Czech Republic.The spirochetes were observed in 5% of the mosquitoes investigated. One of the five isolated strains of spirochetes (BR-84) was identified as Borrelia afzelii. The potential role of mosquitoes in the ecology and epidemiology of Lyme disease (LD) borreliae should be further investigated.

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