Tick-transmitted diseases. Part II. Pathogens Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia microti
Journal Title: Polish Journal of Public Health - Year 2009, Vol 119, Issue 2
Abstract
[i]Ixodes ricinus[/i] ticks are a reservoir and vector for numerous viruses, bacteria and protozoa, including species of medical and epidemiological signifi cance. The bacteria[i] Borrelia burgdorferi [/i]and [i]Anaplasma phagocytophilum [/i]as well as the protozoa [i]Babesia microti [/i]are among the pathogenic microorganisms transmitted by Ixodes ricinus ticks. The mentioned pathogens are etiological factors of tick-borne diseases that constitute an important public health problem: diagnostic, clinical and prophylactic. This concerns the most frequently occurring borreliosis which has many forms and multi-organ symptoms, the less frequent anaplasmosis with a non-characteristic clinical picture, and babesiosis – with the clinical picture similar to that of malaria. However, due to co-infections of Ixodes ricinus ticks with the pathogens: [i]Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocytophilum[/i] and [i]Babesia microti[/i], mixed infections are possible. In the case of co-infection with the mentioned pathogens, patients may experience a mosaic of symptoms and a more severe course of disease. The paper presents the current knowledge on epidemiology and pathogenicity of [i]Borrelia burgdorferi[/i], [i]Anaplasma phagocytophilum[/i] and [i]Babesia microti.[/i] It also describes methods used in diagnostics of tick-borne diseases to detect infections with this pathogens: both in ticks and in humans.
Authors and Affiliations
Angelina Wójcik-Fatla, Jolanta Szymańska, Alicja Buczek
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