A large-scale screening for the taiga tick, Ixodes persulcatus, and the meadow tick, Dermacentor reticulatus, in southern Scandinavia, 2016
The taiga tick, Ixodes persulcatus, has previously been limited to eastern Europe and northern Asia, but recently its range has expanded to Finland and northern Sweden. The species is of medical importance, as it, along with a string of other pathogens, may carry the Siberian and Far Eastern subtype...
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ftdtupubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/cdc870d6-5053-470f-bc66-681621422a54 2024-09-15T18:26:10+00:00 A large-scale screening for the taiga tick, Ixodes persulcatus, and the meadow tick, Dermacentor reticulatus, in southern Scandinavia, 2016 Kjær, Lene Jung Soleng, Arnulf Edgar, Kristin Skarsfjord Lindstedt, Heidi Elisabeth H Paulsen, Katrine Mørk Andreassen, Åshild Kristine Korslund, Lars Kjelland, Vivian Slettan, Audun Stuen, Snorre Kjellander, Petter Christensson, Madeleine Teräväinen, Malin Baum, Andreas Isbrand, Anastasia Jensen, Laura Mark Klitgaard, Kirstine Bødker, Rene 2019 application/pdf https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/cdc870d6-5053-470f-bc66-681621422a54 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3596-3 https://backend.orbit.dtu.dk/ws/files/185821808/s13071_019_3596_3.pdf eng eng https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/cdc870d6-5053-470f-bc66-681621422a54 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Kjær , L J , Soleng , A , Edgar , K S , Lindstedt , H E H , Paulsen , K M , Andreassen , Å K , Korslund , L , Kjelland , V , Slettan , A , Stuen , S , Kjellander , P , Christensson , M , Teräväinen , M , Baum , A , Isbrand , A , Jensen , L M , Klitgaard , K & Bødker , R 2019 , ' A large-scale screening for the taiga tick, Ixodes persulcatus, and the meadow tick, Dermacentor reticulatus, in southern Scandinavia, 2016 ' , Parasites and Vectors , vol. 12 , no. 1 , 338 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3596-3 Dermacentor reticulatus Ixodes persulcatus Siberian and Far Eastern tick-borne encephalitis Taiga tick meadow tick range expansion southern Scandinavia article 2019 ftdtupubl https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3596-3 2024-08-13T00:03:06Z The taiga tick, Ixodes persulcatus, has previously been limited to eastern Europe and northern Asia, but recently its range has expanded to Finland and northern Sweden. The species is of medical importance, as it, along with a string of other pathogens, may carry the Siberian and Far Eastern subtypes of tick-borne encephalitis virus. These subtypes appear to cause more severe disease, with higher fatality rates than the central European subtype. Until recently, the meadow tick, Dermacentor reticulatus, has been absent from Scandinavia, but has now been detected in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Dermacentor reticulatus carries, along with other pathogens, Babesia canis and Rickettsia raoultii. Babesia canis causes severe and often fatal canine babesiosis, and R. raoultii may cause disease in humans. We collected 600 tick nymphs from each of 50 randomly selected sites in Denmark, southern Norway and south-eastern Sweden in August-September 2016. We tested pools of 10 nymphs in a Fluidigm real time PCR chip to screen for I. persulcatus and D. reticulatus, as well as tick-borne pathogens. Of all the 30,000 nymphs tested, none were I. persulcatus or D. reticulatus. Our results suggest that I. persulcatus is still limited to the northern parts of Sweden, and have not expanded into southern parts of Scandinavia. According to literature reports and supported by our screening results, D. reticulatus may yet only be an occasional guest in Scandinavia without established populations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden taiga Technical University of Denmark: DTU Orbit Parasites & Vectors 12 1 |
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Dermacentor reticulatus Ixodes persulcatus Siberian and Far Eastern tick-borne encephalitis Taiga tick meadow tick range expansion southern Scandinavia Kjær, Lene Jung Soleng, Arnulf Edgar, Kristin Skarsfjord Lindstedt, Heidi Elisabeth H Paulsen, Katrine Mørk Andreassen, Åshild Kristine Korslund, Lars Kjelland, Vivian Slettan, Audun Stuen, Snorre Kjellander, Petter Christensson, Madeleine Teräväinen, Malin Baum, Andreas Isbrand, Anastasia Jensen, Laura Mark Klitgaard, Kirstine Bødker, Rene A large-scale screening for the taiga tick, Ixodes persulcatus, and the meadow tick, Dermacentor reticulatus, in southern Scandinavia, 2016 |
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The taiga tick, Ixodes persulcatus, has previously been limited to eastern Europe and northern Asia, but recently its range has expanded to Finland and northern Sweden. The species is of medical importance, as it, along with a string of other pathogens, may carry the Siberian and Far Eastern subtypes of tick-borne encephalitis virus. These subtypes appear to cause more severe disease, with higher fatality rates than the central European subtype. Until recently, the meadow tick, Dermacentor reticulatus, has been absent from Scandinavia, but has now been detected in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Dermacentor reticulatus carries, along with other pathogens, Babesia canis and Rickettsia raoultii. Babesia canis causes severe and often fatal canine babesiosis, and R. raoultii may cause disease in humans. We collected 600 tick nymphs from each of 50 randomly selected sites in Denmark, southern Norway and south-eastern Sweden in August-September 2016. We tested pools of 10 nymphs in a Fluidigm real time PCR chip to screen for I. persulcatus and D. reticulatus, as well as tick-borne pathogens. Of all the 30,000 nymphs tested, none were I. persulcatus or D. reticulatus. Our results suggest that I. persulcatus is still limited to the northern parts of Sweden, and have not expanded into southern parts of Scandinavia. According to literature reports and supported by our screening results, D. reticulatus may yet only be an occasional guest in Scandinavia without established populations. |
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Kjær, Lene Jung Soleng, Arnulf Edgar, Kristin Skarsfjord Lindstedt, Heidi Elisabeth H Paulsen, Katrine Mørk Andreassen, Åshild Kristine Korslund, Lars Kjelland, Vivian Slettan, Audun Stuen, Snorre Kjellander, Petter Christensson, Madeleine Teräväinen, Malin Baum, Andreas Isbrand, Anastasia Jensen, Laura Mark Klitgaard, Kirstine Bødker, Rene |
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Kjær, Lene Jung Soleng, Arnulf Edgar, Kristin Skarsfjord Lindstedt, Heidi Elisabeth H Paulsen, Katrine Mørk Andreassen, Åshild Kristine Korslund, Lars Kjelland, Vivian Slettan, Audun Stuen, Snorre Kjellander, Petter Christensson, Madeleine Teräväinen, Malin Baum, Andreas Isbrand, Anastasia Jensen, Laura Mark Klitgaard, Kirstine Bødker, Rene |
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A large-scale screening for the taiga tick, Ixodes persulcatus, and the meadow tick, Dermacentor reticulatus, in southern Scandinavia, 2016 |
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A large-scale screening for the taiga tick, Ixodes persulcatus, and the meadow tick, Dermacentor reticulatus, in southern Scandinavia, 2016 |
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A large-scale screening for the taiga tick, Ixodes persulcatus, and the meadow tick, Dermacentor reticulatus, in southern Scandinavia, 2016 |
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A large-scale screening for the taiga tick, Ixodes persulcatus, and the meadow tick, Dermacentor reticulatus, in southern Scandinavia, 2016 |
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A large-scale screening for the taiga tick, Ixodes persulcatus, and the meadow tick, Dermacentor reticulatus, in southern Scandinavia, 2016 |
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large-scale screening for the taiga tick, ixodes persulcatus, and the meadow tick, dermacentor reticulatus, in southern scandinavia, 2016 |
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Kjær , L J , Soleng , A , Edgar , K S , Lindstedt , H E H , Paulsen , K M , Andreassen , Å K , Korslund , L , Kjelland , V , Slettan , A , Stuen , S , Kjellander , P , Christensson , M , Teräväinen , M , Baum , A , Isbrand , A , Jensen , L M , Klitgaard , K & Bødker , R 2019 , ' A large-scale screening for the taiga tick, Ixodes persulcatus, and the meadow tick, Dermacentor reticulatus, in southern Scandinavia, 2016 ' , Parasites and Vectors , vol. 12 , no. 1 , 338 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3596-3 |
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