Original title: Experimental evidence rules out mosquitoes as vectors of Lyme disease
Authors: KUNÍKOVÁ, Kateřina
Document type: Rigorous theses
Year: 2026
Language: eng
Abstract: The aim of this study was to assess whether mosquitoes (genera Culex and Aedes) can serve as competent vectors of Lyme Disease by examining their ability to acquire, maintain and transmit Borrelia spirochetes (B. afzelii, B. burgdorferi s.s., B. duttonii and B. garinii).
Keywords: Aedes aegypti; B. afzelii; B. burgdorferi; B. duttonii; B. garinii.; Borrelia; Culex pipiens molestus; Culex quinquefasciatus; Lyme disease; mosquitoes; spirochetes; vector
Citation: KUNÍKOVÁ, Kateřina. Experimental evidence rules out mosquitoes as vectors of Lyme disease. České Budějovice, 2026. rigorózní práce (RNDr.). JIHOČESKÁ UNIVERZITA V ČESKÝCH BUDĚJOVICÍCH. Přírodovědecká fakulta

Institution: University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (web)
Document availability information: Fulltext is available in the Digital Repository of University of South Bohemia.
Original record: http://www.jcu.cz/vskp/83508

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