Ixodes ricinus as a potential vector of Toxoplasma gondii

Ann Agric Environ Med. 2003;10(1):121-3.

Abstract

The presence of Toxoplasma gondii DNA was detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test in 2 out of 92 Ixodes ricinus ticks (2.8%) collected in the woodlands of eastern Poland. This suggests that ticks of this species may be involved in the spread of toxoplasmosis under natural conditions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • DNA, Bacterial / analysis
  • Ixodes / microbiology*
  • Ixodes / pathogenicity*
  • Poland
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary
  • Toxoplasma / genetics
  • Toxoplasma / pathogenicity*
  • Toxoplasmosis / transmission*
  • Trees

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial