First identification of Rickettsia helvetica in questing ticks from a French Northern Brittany Forest.
Tick-borne rickettsiae are considered to be emerging, but data about their presence in western Europe are scarce. Ixodes ricinus ticks, the most abundant and widespread tick species in western Europe, were collected and tested for the presence of several tick-borne pathogens in western France, a reg...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:de52163c023d48698f1d955a7f1b1ac8 2023-05-15T15:04:24+02:00 First identification of Rickettsia helvetica in questing ticks from a French Northern Brittany Forest. Sarah I Bonnet Richard E L Paul Emmanuel Bischoff Martine Cote Evelyne Le Naour 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005416 https://doaj.org/article/de52163c023d48698f1d955a7f1b1ac8 EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5348082?pdf=render https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0005416 https://doaj.org/article/de52163c023d48698f1d955a7f1b1ac8 PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 11, Iss 3, p e0005416 (2017) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005416 2022-12-31T03:21:49Z Tick-borne rickettsiae are considered to be emerging, but data about their presence in western Europe are scarce. Ixodes ricinus ticks, the most abundant and widespread tick species in western Europe, were collected and tested for the presence of several tick-borne pathogens in western France, a region never previously explored in this context. There was a high tick abundance with a mean of 4 females, 4.5 males, and 23.3 nymphs collected per hour per collector. Out of 622 tested ticks, specific PCR amplification showed the presence of tick symbionts as well as low prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi (0.8%), Bartonella spp. (0.17%), and Anaplasma phagocytophilum (0.09%). The most prevalent pathogen was Rickettsia helvetica (4.17%). This is the first time that this bacteria has been detected in ticks in this region, and this result raises the possibility that bacteria other than those classically implicated may be involved in rickettsial diseases in western France. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 11 3 e0005416 |
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Tick-borne rickettsiae are considered to be emerging, but data about their presence in western Europe are scarce. Ixodes ricinus ticks, the most abundant and widespread tick species in western Europe, were collected and tested for the presence of several tick-borne pathogens in western France, a region never previously explored in this context. There was a high tick abundance with a mean of 4 females, 4.5 males, and 23.3 nymphs collected per hour per collector. Out of 622 tested ticks, specific PCR amplification showed the presence of tick symbionts as well as low prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi (0.8%), Bartonella spp. (0.17%), and Anaplasma phagocytophilum (0.09%). The most prevalent pathogen was Rickettsia helvetica (4.17%). This is the first time that this bacteria has been detected in ticks in this region, and this result raises the possibility that bacteria other than those classically implicated may be involved in rickettsial diseases in western France. |
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First identification of Rickettsia helvetica in questing ticks from a French Northern Brittany Forest. |
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First identification of Rickettsia helvetica in questing ticks from a French Northern Brittany Forest. |
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First identification of Rickettsia helvetica in questing ticks from a French Northern Brittany Forest. |
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First identification of Rickettsia helvetica in questing ticks from a French Northern Brittany Forest. |
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First identification of Rickettsia helvetica in questing ticks from a French Northern Brittany Forest. |
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