Borrelia anserina
Borrelia anserina is a spirochete, highly motile, Gram-negative helical bacterium that is responsible for causing avian spirochetosis, an acute, endemic disease of birds in tropical and subtropical regions.
Transmission: B. anserina is primarily spread by Argas ticks (fowl ticks) and other biting arthropods (mosquitoes, mites). Direct transmission via the faeco-oral route also occurs.
References
- Cepeda, Marcio Barizon, et al.. Experimental infection by Borrelia anserina strain PL in Gallus gallus Semina: Ciências Agrárias 42.4 (2021)
- Aslam, Bilal, et al. Prevalence of Borrelia anserina in Argas Ticks. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 47.4 (2015)
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