<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This work presents results of the research on the occurrence of <italic>Coxiella burnetii</italic> and <italic>Francisella tularensis</italic> in the tissues of wild-living animals and ticks collected from Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship. The real-time PCR testing for the pathogens comprised 928 samples of animal internal organs and 1551 ticks. The presence of <italic>C. burnetii</italic> was detected in 3% of wild-living animals and in 0.45–3.45% (dependent on collection areas) of ticks. The genetic sequences of <italic>F. tularensis</italic> were present in 0.49 % of ticks (only in one location – Drawa) and were not detected in animal tissues. The results indicate respectively low proportion of animals and ticks infected with <italic>C. burnetii</italic> and <italic>F. tularensis</italic>.</p></abstract>

This work presents results of the research on the occurrence of Coxiella burnetii and Francisella tularensis in the tissues of wild-living animals and ticks collected from Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship. The real-time PCR testing for the pathogens comprised 928 samples of animal internal organs and 1551 ticks. The presence of C. burnetii was detected in 3% of wild-living animals and in 0.45–3.45% (dependent on collection areas) of ticks. The genetic sequences of F. tularensis were present in 0.49 % of ticks (only in one location – Drawa) and were not detected in animal tissues. The results indicate respectively low proportion of animals and ticks infected with C. burnetii and F. tularensis.

Detection of <italic>Coxiella burnetii</italic> and <italic>Francisella tularensis</italic> in Tissues of Wild-living Animals and in Ticks of North-west Poland

Polish Journal of Microbiology

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This work presents results of the research on the occurrence of Coxiella burnetii and Francisella tularensis in the tissues of wild-living animals and ticks...

Detection of Coxiella burnetii and Francisella tularensis in Tissues of Wild-living Animals and in Ticks of North-west Poland

Article Category: short-communication

Published Online: Dec 10, 2018

Page range: 529 - 534

Received: Jul 12, 2018

Accepted: Sep 29, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/pjm-2018-059

Keywords
reservoirs, real-time PCR

© 2018 Agata Bielawska-Drózd et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Detection of Coxiella burnetii and Francisella tularensis in Tissues of Wild-living Animals and in Ticks of North-west Poland

Article Category: short-communication

Published Online: Dec 10, 2018

Page range: 529 - 534

Received: Jul 12, 2018

Accepted: Sep 29, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/pjm-2018-059

Keywordsreservoirs, real-time PCR

© 2018 Agata Bielawska-Drózd et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
reservoirs, real-time PCR