Tick-borne zoonotic pathogens in ticks feeding on the common nightingale including a novel strain of Rickettsia sp
Language English Country Netherlands Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
22906497
DOI
10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.06.001
PII: S1877-959X(12)00055-6
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Tick Infestations epidemiology parasitology veterinary MeSH
- Ixodes microbiology physiology MeSH
- Bird Diseases epidemiology parasitology MeSH
- Passeriformes * MeSH
- Rickettsia classification isolation & purification MeSH
- Zoonoses MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic epidemiology MeSH
We examined 77 Ixodes ricinus ticks found on 33 out of 120 common nightingales (Luscinia megarhynchos) sampled in the Czech Republic in 2008 for the presence of Borrelia spirochetes, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Rickettsia spp., and Babesia spp. We detected Borrelia garinii (in 4% of ticks), A. phagocytophilum (1%), Rickettsia helvetica (3%), a novel strain of Rickettsia sp. (sister taxon of R. bellii; 1%), and Babesia sp. EU1 (1%). Thus, we conclude that nightingales are unlikely to be important reservoir hosts for tick-borne pathogens.
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