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Tick-borne pathogens in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from migratory birds in southern Norway.
Pedersen, Benedikte N; Jenkins, Andrew; Kjelland, Vivian.
Afiliación
  • Pedersen BN; Department of Natural Science and Environmental Health, University of South-Eastern Norway, Gullbringvegen, Norway.
  • Jenkins A; Department of Natural Science and Environmental Health, University of South-Eastern Norway, Gullbringvegen, Norway.
  • Kjelland V; Department of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Science, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway.
PLoS One ; 15(4): e0230579, 2020.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32271774
Birds are important hosts for the first life stages of the Ixodes ricinus tick and they can transport their parasites over long distances. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Neoehrlichia mikurensis and Rickettsia helvetica in ticks collected from migratory birds in Norway. A total of 815 Ixodes ricinus ticks from 216 birds trapped at Lista Bird Observatory in southern Norway during spring and autumn migration in 2008 were analysed by real-time PCR. B. burgdorferi s. l. was the most prevalent pathogen, detected in 6.1% of the ticks. The prevalence of N. mikurensis, A. phagocytophilum and R. helvetica was 1.2%, 0.9% and 0.4% respectively. In addition, one sample (0.1%) was positive for B. miyamotoi. In total, 8.2% of the ticks were infected with at least one pathogen. Co-infection with B. burgdorferi s. l. and N. mikurensis or A. phagocytophilum was found in 6.0% of the infected ticks. Our results show that all the known major tick-borne bacterial pathogens in Norway are subject to transport by migratory birds, potentially allowing spread to new areas. Our study showed a surprisingly high number of samples with PCR inhibition (57%). These samples had been extracted using standard methodology (phenol-chloroform extraction). This illustrates the need for inhibition controls to determine true prevalence rates.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Infestaciones por Garrapatas / Enfermedades de las Aves / Aves / Enfermedades por Picaduras de Garrapatas / Ixodes Tipo de estudio: Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Asunto de la revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Noruega Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Infestaciones por Garrapatas / Enfermedades de las Aves / Aves / Enfermedades por Picaduras de Garrapatas / Ixodes Tipo de estudio: Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Asunto de la revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Noruega Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos