Erythema migrans-like lesions associated with Borrelia afzelii infection in a European badger, Meles meles
These findings underscore the importance of wildlife surveillance in understanding the ecoepidemiology and pathogenesis of Lyme borreliosis. Badgers, as potential reservoir hosts, may play a role in the disease cycle.
Authors
- Andrada Negoescu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5580-1727)
- Călin Mircea Gherman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5936-2538)
- Marian Taulescu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8987-6038)
- Cristina Daniela Cazan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9124-2632)
- Andrei Daniel Mihalca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6076-7914)
- Noureddine Mechouk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0749-6630)
- Georgiana Deak
Institutions
- University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca (RO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Veterinary Science
- Published
- 2025-09-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1636700
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00