Bartonella species in medically important mosquitoes, Central Europe.
Parasitol Res
; 119(8): 2713-2717, 2020 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-32506253
ABSTRACT
Here, we provide the first mass molecular screening of medically important mosquitoes for Bartonella species using multiple genetic markers. We examined a total of 72,115 mosquito specimens, morphologically attributed to Aedes vexans (61,050 individuals), Culex pipiens (10,484 individuals) and species of the Anopheles maculipennis complex (581 individuals) for Bartonella spp. The initial screening yielded 63 Bartonella-positive A. vexans mosquitoes (mean prevalence 0.1%), 34 Bartonella-positive C. pipiens mosquitoes (mean prevalence 0.3%) and 158 Bartonella-positive A. maculipennis group mosquitoes (mean prevalence 27.2%). Several different Bartonella ITS sequences were recovered. This study highlights the need for molecular screening of mosquitoes, the most important vectors of arthropod-borne pathogens, for potential bacterial agents.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Bartonella
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Infecciones por Bartonella
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Mosquitos Vectores
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Culicidae
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Animals
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Parasitol Res
Asunto de la revista:
PARASITOLOGIA
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
República Checa