Karbowiak Grzegorz (1), Stanko Michal (2), Rychlik
Leszek (3), Nowakowski Wojciech (4), Siuda Krzysztof (5)
- The new data about zoonotic reservoir of Babesia microti in small
mammals in Poland.
(1) W.Stefanski Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences,
Twarda 51/55, 00-818 Warszawa, Poland; (2) Institute for Ecology of
Agricultural Landscape of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, L_fflerova 10,
SK-04001 Kosice, Slovak Republic; (3) Mammal Research
Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, 17-230 Bialowieza; (4) Department
of Zoology, University of Agriculture and Pedagogics, Prusa 12,
08-110 Siedlce; (5) Department of Biology and Parasitology, Silesian
University School of Medicine, Medykow 18, 40-752 Katowice; Poland
ABSTRACT
In this article the data about new localities of Babesia microti in
Poland are
presented. Attention is paid to the mammalian hosts for this pathogen.
Seven species of rodents
(Clethrionomys glareolus, Microtus agrestis, M.
oeconomus, M. arvalis, Apodemus flavicollis,
A. agrarius, Mus musculus) and 4 species of shrews
(Sorex araneus, S. minutus, Neomys
fodiens, N. anomalus) were investigated in 3 localities
Bialowieza, Mazury Lakeland and
Katowice. The results show the competence of Microtus agrestis and
M. oeconomus as
zoonotic reservoir of B. microti in south and north Poland.
KEY WORDS:
Babesia microti, Microtus agrestis, M.
oeconomus, zoonotic reservoir, Poland
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