New foci of Haemaphysalis punctata and Dermacentor reticulatus in the Netherlands.

Authors :: Hofmeester TR
van der Lei PB
Docters van Leeuwen A
Sprong H
van Wieren SE
Source :: Ticks and tick-borne diseases [Ticks Tick Borne Dis] 2016 Mar; Vol. 7 (2), pp. 367-70. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Dec 17.
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: In 2014 Haemaphysalis punctata was found in several locations on the mainland of the Netherlands for the first time since 1897. In the same areas Dermacentor reticulatus and Ixodes ricinus were found. Haemaphysalis punctata and D. reticulatus were tested for presence of Babesia spp. and Rickettsia spp. by PCR. Babesia spp. and spotted fever Rickettsiae were not detected in any of the collected H. punctata, while several D. reticulatus (6%) collected from the same areas were found to be positive for R. raoultii, a causative agent of tick-borne lymphadenopathy. We discuss the role of free-ranging domestic animals in maintaining H. punctata and D. reticulatus populations in dune areas in the Netherlands.<br /> (Copyright © 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier GmbH.. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Animals
Animals, Domestic
Babesia genetics
Babesia isolation & purification
Babesiosis parasitology
Dermacentor microbiology
Female
Humans
Ixodes microbiology
Male
Netherlands
Rickettsia genetics
Ixodidae microbiology
Rickettsia isolation & purification
Rickettsia Infections microbiology
Tick-Borne Diseases microbiology

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