THE ANALYSIS OF IXODES TICKS INFESTATION WITH TBEV IN KIROV REGION

• Published in: Russian Journal of Infection and Immunity
• Main Authors: E. A. Bessolitsyna, S. A. Volkov, F. S. Stolbova, I. V. Darmov
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Russian
• Published: Sankt-Peterburg : NIIÈM imeni Pastera 2014
• Subjects: tbev; ixodes ticks; identification; reverse transcription; pcr (polymerase chain reaction); Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; taiga
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15789/2220-7619-2014-3-275-278; https://doaj.org/article/7ba27654f5b849beb38621ebbfd3f748

The objects of this study are Ixodes ticks which were collected in different areas of Kirov province. The aim of the study is to determine the proportion of TBEV infected ticks using the reverse transcription and PCR, dependingon time, place, and methods of collection in the Kirov province as well as of ticks specific and sexual identity. The study found that from the two tick species that were tested only taiga tick (Ixodes persulcatus) but not the meadow thick (Dermacentor reticulatus) was the TBEV vector. Study also has shown that both males and females ticks can be the TBEV vectors. Moreover, it was proved the importance of ticks testing which were gathered not only from human but also from animals, primary from dogs, and from the plants.