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Water and mosquitoes as key components of the infective cycle of Francisella tularensis in Europe: a review.
Herrera-Rodríguez, Daniel; Jareño-Moreno, Sara; Buch-Cardona, Clara; Mougeot, François; Luque-Larena, Juan José; Vidal, Dolors.
Afiliação
  • Herrera-Rodríguez D; Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla la Mancha (UCLM), Ciudad Real, España.
  • Jareño-Moreno S; Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC - CSIC, UCLM, JCCM), Ciudad Real, España.
  • Buch-Cardona C; Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, España.
  • Mougeot F; Facultad de Biociencias, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, España.
  • Luque-Larena JJ; Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC - CSIC, UCLM, JCCM), Ciudad Real, España.
  • Vidal D; Departamento de Ciencias Agroforestales, E.T.S. Ingenierías Agrarias, Universidad de Valladolid (UVa), Palencia, España.
Crit Rev Microbiol ; 50(5): 922-936, 2024 Sep.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38393764
ABSTRACT
Francisella tularensis is the pathogen of tularemia, a zoonotic disease that have a broad range of hosts. Its epidemiology is related to aquatic environments, particularly in the subspecies holarctica. In this review, we explore the role of water and mosquitoes in the epidemiology of Francisella in Europe. F. tularensis epidemiology has been linked to natural waters, where its persistence has been associated with biofilm and amebas. In Sweden and Finland, the European countries where most human cases have been reported, mosquito bites are a main route of transmission. F. tularensis is present in other European countries, but to date positive mosquitoes have not been found. Biofilm and amebas are potential sources of Francisella for mosquito larvae, however, mosquito vector capacity has not been demonstrated experimentally, with the need to be studied using local species to uncover a potential transmission adaptation. Transstadial, for persistence through life stages, and mechanical transmission, suggesting contaminated media as a source for infection, have been studied experimentally for mosquitoes, but their natural occurrence needs to be evaluated. It is important to clear up the role of different local mosquito species in the epidemiology of F. tularensis and their importance in all areas where tularemia is present.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Tularemia / Francisella tularensis / Culicidae Limite: Animals / Humans País como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Tularemia / Francisella tularensis / Culicidae Limite: Animals / Humans País como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article