Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and tick-borne encephalitis virus in zoo animal species in the Czech Republic

• Published in: Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
• Main Authors: Širmarová, J., Tichá, L., Golovchenko, M. (Maryna), Salát, J. (Jiří), Grubhoffer, L., Rudenko, N. (Natalia), Nowotny, N., Růžek, D. (Daniel)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Tick-borne encephalitis virus; Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato; Lyme borreliosis; Seroprevalence; Zoo animals; Falconer; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.03.008; http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0239110

This study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of antibodies against Borrelia bugdorferi (Bb) s.l. and tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) in zoo animals in the Czech Republic. We collected 133 serum samples from 69 animal species from 5 zoos located in different parts of the country. The samp...