Assessment of species composition, population size and the degree of penetration of ixodes ticks of the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi s. l. on the urbanized territories of Minsk region

Abstract

The investigation of the species composition, habitat distribution and relative abundance of ticks, as well as the degree of contamination of tick-borne borreliosis pathogens, were conducted in the urbanized areas of the Minsk region. The subtypes of Borrelia burgdorferi isolated from Ixodes ricinus L., which were collected in the residential areas with different degrees of urbanization, were determined by sequencing B. afzelii was the main subtypes of Borrelia spirochetes - 54,5 %.