Molecular evidence of Rickettsia spp. in ixodid ticks and rodents in suburban, natural and rural habitats in Slovakia
Background: Natural foci of tick-borne spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae of public health concern have been found in Slovakia, but the role of rodents in their circulation is unclear. Ticks ( Ixodes ricinus , Ixodes trianguliceps , Dermacentor marginatus , Dermacentor reticulatus , Haemaphysalis...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:438202 2024-09-15T18:18:47+00:00 Molecular evidence of Rickettsia spp. in ixodid ticks and rodents in suburban, natural and rural habitats in Slovakia Minichová, Lenka Hamšíková, Zuzana Mahríková, Lenka Slovák, Mirko Kocianová, Elena Kazimírová, Mária Škultéty, Ľudovít Štefanidesová, Katarína Špitalská, Eva 2017-03-24 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2094-8 unknown Zenodo https://zenodo.org/communities/fp7-bmc https://zenodo.org/communities/eu https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2094-8 oai:zenodo.org:438202 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Parasites & Vectors, 10(1), 158, (2017-03-24) Rickettsia spp Coxiella burnetii Rodents Ticks Slovakia info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2017 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2094-8 2024-07-26T09:01:16Z Background: Natural foci of tick-borne spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae of public health concern have been found in Slovakia, but the role of rodents in their circulation is unclear. Ticks ( Ixodes ricinus , Ixodes trianguliceps , Dermacentor marginatus , Dermacentor reticulatus , Haemaphysalis concinna and Haemaphysalis inermis ) and tissues of rodents ( Apodemus flavicollis , Apodemus sylvaticus , Myodes glareolus , Microtus arvalis , Microtus subterraneus and Micromys minutus ) were examined for the presence of SFG rickettsiae and Coxiella burnetii by molecular methods. Suburban, natural and rural habitats were monitored to acquire information on the role of ticks and rodents in the agents' maintenance in various habitat types of Slovakia. Results: The overall prevalence of rickettsial infection in questing I. ricinus and D. marginatus was 6.6% and 21.4%, respectively. Rickettsia helvetica , R. monacensis and non-identified rickettsial species were detected in I. ricinus , whereas R. slovaca and R. raoultii were identified in D. marginatus. Rickettsia spp.-infected I. ricinus occurred during the whole tick questing period. Rickettsia helvetica dominated (80.5%) followed by R. monacensis (6.5%). The species were present in all studied habitats. Rickettsia slovaca (66.7%) and R. raoultii (33.3%) were identified in D. marginatus from the rural habitat. Apodemus flavicollis was the most infested rodent species with I. ricinus , but My. glareolus carried the highest proportion of Rickettsia -positive I. ricinus larvae. Only 0.5% of rodents ( A. flavicollis ) and 5.2% of engorged I. ricinus removed from My. glareolus, A. flavicollis and M. arvalis were R. helvetica- and R. monacensis -positive. Coxiella burnetii was not detected in any of the tested samples. We hypothesize that rodents could play a role as carriers of infected ticks and contribute to the maintenance of rickettsial pathogens in natural foci. Conclusions: Long-term presence of SFG Rickettsia spp. was confirmed in questing ticks from different ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Microtus arvalis Zenodo Parasites & Vectors 10 1 |
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Rickettsia spp Coxiella burnetii Rodents Ticks Slovakia Minichová, Lenka Hamšíková, Zuzana Mahríková, Lenka Slovák, Mirko Kocianová, Elena Kazimírová, Mária Škultéty, Ľudovít Štefanidesová, Katarína Špitalská, Eva Molecular evidence of Rickettsia spp. in ixodid ticks and rodents in suburban, natural and rural habitats in Slovakia |
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Background: Natural foci of tick-borne spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae of public health concern have been found in Slovakia, but the role of rodents in their circulation is unclear. Ticks ( Ixodes ricinus , Ixodes trianguliceps , Dermacentor marginatus , Dermacentor reticulatus , Haemaphysalis concinna and Haemaphysalis inermis ) and tissues of rodents ( Apodemus flavicollis , Apodemus sylvaticus , Myodes glareolus , Microtus arvalis , Microtus subterraneus and Micromys minutus ) were examined for the presence of SFG rickettsiae and Coxiella burnetii by molecular methods. Suburban, natural and rural habitats were monitored to acquire information on the role of ticks and rodents in the agents' maintenance in various habitat types of Slovakia. Results: The overall prevalence of rickettsial infection in questing I. ricinus and D. marginatus was 6.6% and 21.4%, respectively. Rickettsia helvetica , R. monacensis and non-identified rickettsial species were detected in I. ricinus , whereas R. slovaca and R. raoultii were identified in D. marginatus. Rickettsia spp.-infected I. ricinus occurred during the whole tick questing period. Rickettsia helvetica dominated (80.5%) followed by R. monacensis (6.5%). The species were present in all studied habitats. Rickettsia slovaca (66.7%) and R. raoultii (33.3%) were identified in D. marginatus from the rural habitat. Apodemus flavicollis was the most infested rodent species with I. ricinus , but My. glareolus carried the highest proportion of Rickettsia -positive I. ricinus larvae. Only 0.5% of rodents ( A. flavicollis ) and 5.2% of engorged I. ricinus removed from My. glareolus, A. flavicollis and M. arvalis were R. helvetica- and R. monacensis -positive. Coxiella burnetii was not detected in any of the tested samples. We hypothesize that rodents could play a role as carriers of infected ticks and contribute to the maintenance of rickettsial pathogens in natural foci. Conclusions: Long-term presence of SFG Rickettsia spp. was confirmed in questing ticks from different ... |
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Minichová, Lenka Hamšíková, Zuzana Mahríková, Lenka Slovák, Mirko Kocianová, Elena Kazimírová, Mária Škultéty, Ľudovít Štefanidesová, Katarína Špitalská, Eva |
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Minichová, Lenka Hamšíková, Zuzana Mahríková, Lenka Slovák, Mirko Kocianová, Elena Kazimírová, Mária Škultéty, Ľudovít Štefanidesová, Katarína Špitalská, Eva |
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Molecular evidence of Rickettsia spp. in ixodid ticks and rodents in suburban, natural and rural habitats in Slovakia |
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Molecular evidence of Rickettsia spp. in ixodid ticks and rodents in suburban, natural and rural habitats in Slovakia |
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Molecular evidence of Rickettsia spp. in ixodid ticks and rodents in suburban, natural and rural habitats in Slovakia |
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Molecular evidence of Rickettsia spp. in ixodid ticks and rodents in suburban, natural and rural habitats in Slovakia |
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Molecular evidence of Rickettsia spp. in ixodid ticks and rodents in suburban, natural and rural habitats in Slovakia |
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molecular evidence of rickettsia spp. in ixodid ticks and rodents in suburban, natural and rural habitats in slovakia |
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