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Prevalence of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus Ticks from Different Geographical Locations in Belarus
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| Author | Reye, Anna L. Stegniy, Valentina Mishaeva, N. P. Velhin, Sviataslau Hübschen, Judith M. Ignatyev, George Muller, Claude P. |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | Worldwide, ticks are important vectors of human and animal pathogens. Besides Lyme Borreliosis, a variety of other bacterial and protozoal tick-borne infections are of medical interest in Europe. In this study, 553 questing and feeding Ixodes ricinus (n = 327) and Dermacentor reticulatus ticks (n = 226) were analysed by PCR for Borrelia, Rickettsia, Anaplasma, Coxiella, Francisella and Babesia species. Overall, the pathogen prevalence in ticks was 30.6% for I. ricinus and 45.6% for D. reticulatus. The majority of infections were caused by members of the spotted-fever group rickettsiae (24.4%), 9.4% of ticks were positive for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, with Borrelia afzelii being the most frequently detected species (40.4%). Pathogens with low prevalence rates in ticks were Anaplasma phagocytophilum (2.2%), Coxiella burnetii (0.9%), Francisella tularensis subspecies (0.7%), Bartonella henselae (0.7%), Babesia microti (0.5%) and Babesia venatorum (0.4%). On a regional level, hotspots of pathogens were identified for A. phagocytophilum (12.5-17.2%), F. tularensis ssp. (5.5%) and C. burnetii (9.1%), suggesting established zoonotic cycles of these pathogens at least at these sites. Our survey revealed a high burden of tick-borne pathogens in questing and feeding I. ricinus and D. reticulatus ticks collected in different regions in Belarus, indicating a potential risk for humans and animals. Identified hotspots of infected ticks should be included in future surveillance studies, especially when F. tularensis ssp. and C. burnetii are involved. |
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0054476 |
| PubMed reference number | 23349900 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 8 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/84/8f/pone.0054476.PMC3551763.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0054476&type=printable |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0054476 |
| Journal | PloS one |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
