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Ticks and tick-borne pathogens in wild birds in Greece.
Diakou, Anastasia; Norte, Ana Cláudia; Lopes de Carvalho, Isabel; Núncio, Sofia; Nováková, Markéta; Kautman, Matej; Alivizatos, Haralambos; Kazantzidis, Savas; Sychra, Oldrich; Literák, Ivan.
Afiliação
  • Diakou A; Laboratory of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece. diakou@vet.auth.gr.
  • Norte AC; MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Department of Life Sciences Largo Marquês de Pombal, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
  • Lopes de Carvalho I; Centre for Vector and Infectious Diseases Research, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Aguas de Moura, Portugal.
  • Núncio S; Centre for Vector and Infectious Diseases Research, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Aguas de Moura, Portugal.
  • Nováková M; Emergence Response and Biopreparadness Unit, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Kautman M; Centre for Vector and Infectious Diseases Research, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Aguas de Moura, Portugal.
  • Alivizatos H; Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
  • Kazantzidis S; CEITEC VFU, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
  • Sychra O; Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
  • Literák I; Hellenic Bird Ringing Center, Athens, Greece.
Parasitol Res ; 115(5): 2011-6, 2016 May.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26847630
Wild birds are common hosts of ticks and can transport them for long distances, contributing to the spreading of tick-borne pathogens. The information about ticks on birds and tick-borne pathogens in Greece is limited. The present study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and species of ticks infesting wild resident birds (mostly small passerines) in Greece, and to assess Borrelia and Rickettsia infection in the collected ticks. Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. was performed by nested PCR targeting the flaB gene. Rickettsia spp. were detected by PCR targeting the gltA and ompA genes. Seven (2 %) out of 403 birds examined in northern Greece in 2013 were infested with 15 ticks, identified as Ixodes frontalis, Ixodes acuminatus, Hyalomma marginatum, Hyalomma aegyptium and Hyalomma sp. All ticks were negative for Borrelia spp. while four of them were positive for rickettsiae (Rickettsia aeschlimannii in H. aegyptium and Rickettsia sp. in I. frontalis, H. aegyptium and H. marginatum). Ixodes acuminatus is reported for the first time in Greece and Sylvia borin is reported as a new host record for I. acuminatus.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Rickettsia / Infestações por Carrapato / Doenças das Aves / Borrelia / Ixodidae / Animais Selvagens Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Parasitol Res Assunto da revista: PARASITOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Grécia

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Rickettsia / Infestações por Carrapato / Doenças das Aves / Borrelia / Ixodidae / Animais Selvagens Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Parasitol Res Assunto da revista: PARASITOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Grécia