Ann Agric Environ Med. 2006;13(1):65-70.

Presence of potentially pathogenic Babesia sp. for human in Ixodes ricinus in Switzerland.

Casati S, Sager H, Gern L, Piffaretti JC.

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Istituto Cantonale di Microbiologia, Bellinzona, Switzerland.

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We have designed and performed a new PCR method based on the 18S rRNA in order to individuate the presence and the identity of Babesia parasites. Out of 1159 Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks collected in four areas of Switzerland, nine were found to contain Babesia DNA. Sequencing of the short amplicon obtained (411-452 bp) allowed the identification of three human pathogenic species: Babesia microti, B. divergens, for the first time in Switzerland, Babesia sp. EU1. We also report coinfections with B. sp. EU1-Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto and Babesia sp. EU1-B. afzelii.

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