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Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l., Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia spp. in Dermacentor reticulatus ticks found within the city of Białystok, Poland—first data
Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l., Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia spp. in Dermacentor reticulatus ticks found within the city of Białystok, Poland—first data
- Source :
- Experimental and Applied Acarology 2021: 85, 1, Experimental & Applied Acarology
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.
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Abstract
- Pathogens carried by ticks pose a threat to both human and animal health across the world. Typically associated with rural landscapes, ticks appear to adapt well to life in urban recreational areas. Although Dermacentor reticulatus is commonly found across Europe, data on the prevalence of pathogens in this tick species, in an urban environment, are very limited. PCR was used to examine 368 D. reticulatus individuals collected in the Zwierzyniecki Forest Nature Reserve in Białystok, Poland. In total, 10.3% of ticks were infected, with Babesia spp. (9.2%), Anaplasma phagocytophilum (0.8%) and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (0.3%). Rickettsia spp., Bartonella spp., and Coxiella burnetii were not detected. Sequence analysis for Babesia-positive samples identified 79.4% of them as Babesia canis, 8.8% as Babesia microti, 5.9% as Babesia spp., 2.9% as Babesia venatorum, and 2.9% as Babesia vogeli. Results obtained in this study indicate that D. reticulatus ticks found within the urban premises of the study area are infected with at least three pathogens and therefore are an important factor in public health risk for tick-borne diseases.
- Subjects :
- Bartonella
Veterinary medicine
animal diseases
Babesia vogeli
Babesia
Tick
Babesia microti
Article
Dermacentor reticulatus
Babesia venatorum
parasitic diseases
Urban
Animals
Borrelia burgdorferi
Dermacentor
Ecology
biology
Borrelia
General Medicine
bacterial infections and mycoses
biology.organism_classification
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Animal ecology
Insect Science
Babesia canis
Poland
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15729702 and 01688162
- Volume :
- 85
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Experimental and Applied Acarology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d198472341c38a066435b2f0dc6865a5
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-021-00655-x