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Isolation of Borrelia afzelii from Overwintering Culex pipiens Biotype molestus Mosquitoes

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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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  1. Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Květná 8, CZ-603 65 Brno, Czech Republic, , , , , , CZ

    J. Halouzka & Z. Hubálek

  2. Universität München, Max-von-Pettenkofer-Institut, München, Germany, , , , , , DE

    B. Wilske

  3. Hygiene Institut, Universität Graz, Graz, Austria, , , , , , AT

    D. Stünzner

  4. Dept. of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, , , , , , CZ

    Y.O. Sanogo

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Received: December 16, 1998 · Revision accepted: May 10, 1999

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Halouzka, J., Wilske, B., Stünzner, D. et al. Isolation of Borrelia afzelii from Overwintering Culex pipiens Biotype molestus Mosquitoes. Infection 27, 275–277 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s150100050029

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