First Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA in Serum of the Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) in Northern Portugal by Nested- PCR

Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne zoonosis in the northern hemisphere. Several vertebrates are crucial in the epidemiological cycle of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, but the role of wild boar as a reservoir is still unknown. Sera were collected from 90 wild boars shot in the Trás-os-M...

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Main Author: Faria, Ana Sofia (author)
Other Authors: Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves (author), Nunes, Mónica (author), Carreira, Teresa (author), Vale-Gonçalves, Hélia (author), Veloso, Octávia (author), Coelho, Catarina (author), Cabral, João (author), Vieira-Pinto, Madalena (author), Vieira, Maria (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato
Wild boar
PCR
Fla gene
Northern Portugal
Lyme borreliosis
Zoonosis
One Health
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/4290
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ipv.pt:10400.19/4290

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/4290

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