| Literature DB >> 27325400 |
Ivo Rudolf1,2, Lenka Betášová3, Vlastimil Bischof4, Kristýna Venclíková3,5,6, Hana Blažejová3, Jan Mendel3, Zdeněk Hubálek3,5, Michael Kosoy7.
Abstract
In the study, we screened a total of 399 adult sheep keds (Melophagus ovinus) for the presence of RNA and DNA specific for arboviral, bacterial, and protozoan vector-borne pathogens. All investigated keds were negative for flaviviruses, phleboviruses, bunyaviruses, Borrelia burgdorferi, Rickettsia spp., Anaplasma phagocytophilum, "Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis," and Babesia spp. All ked pools were positive for Bartonella DNA. The sequencing of the amplified fragments of the gltA and 16S-23S rRNA demonstrated a 100 % homology with Bartonella melophagi previously isolated from a sheep ked and from human blood in the USA. The identification of B. melophagi in sheep keds in Central Europe highlights needs extending a list of hematophagous arthropods beyond ticks and mosquitoes for a search of emerging arthropod-borne pathogens.Entities:
Keywords: Arboviruses; Babesia spp.; Bartonella melophagi; Borrelia burgdorferi; Melophagus ovinus; Rickettsiae
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27325400 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-016-5175-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Parasitol Res ISSN: 0932-0113 Impact factor: 2.289