The potential role of migratory birds in transmission cycles of Babesia spp., Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and Rickettsia spp.
The potential role of migratory birds in transmission cycles of Babesia spp., Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and Rickettsia spp.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ttbdis.2009.12.003
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发表时间：
2010-01-01
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3.2
通讯作者：
Straube, Eberhard
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作者：
Hildebrandt, Anke;Franke, Jan;Straube, Eberhard
巴贝虫属，嗜吞噬细胞无形体和立克次体属。是潜在的新出现的蜱传病原体，而关于它们的生态学的许多问题，例如储库宿主特异性，仍然不清楚。在2007年春天，我们收集了191个喂养硬蜱蓖麻蜱从99个鸟类的11个不同的物种在德国鸟类保护岛屿在波罗的海。巴贝虫属检出率为4.7%（9/191）;嗜吞噬细胞菌占2.6%（5/191），立克次体占2.6%（5/191）。在7.3%（14/191）的被调查蜱中鉴定出。进一步表征巴氏杆菌属。感染导致B。divergens和B.微米。在立克次体属（Rickettsia spp.）感染，我们确定了至少2个不同的物种：R。monacensis和R.瑞士字体。此外，2只蜱携带混合感染。我们的研究提供了第一个有趣的见解候鸟在几个新兴的蜱传病原体的分布中的作用。(C)2010年Elsevier GmbH。All rights reserved.
Babesia spp., Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and Rickettsia spp. are potentially emerging tick-borne pathogens, whereas many issues about their ecology, e.g. reservoir host specificity, are still unclear. In spring 2007, we collected 191 feeding Ixodes ricinus ticks from 99 birds of 11 different species on a German bird conservation island in the Baltic Sea. Babesia spp. were detected in 4.7% (9/191), A. phagocytophilum was present in 2.6%(5/191), and Rickettsia spp. were identified in 7.3%(14/191) of the investigated ticks. Further characterization of Babesia spp. infections resulted in B. divergens and B. micron. Among the Rickettsia spp. infections, we identified at least 2 different species: R. monacensis and R. helvetica. Furthermore, 2 ticks harboured mixed infections. Our study provides first interesting insights into the role of migratory birds in the distribution of several emerging tick-borne pathogens. (C) 2010 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.