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- Title
Molecular survey of arthropod-borne pathogens in sheep keds ( Melophagus ovinus), Central Europe.
- Authors
Rudolf, Ivo; Betášová, Lenka; Bischof, Vlastimil; Venclíková, Kristýna; Blažejová, Hana; Mendel, Jan; Hubálek, Zdeněk; Kosoy, Michael
- Abstract
In the study, we screened a total of 399 adult sheep keds ( Melophagus ovinus) for the presence of RNA and DNA specific for arboviral, bacterial, and protozoan vector-borne pathogens. All investigated keds were negative for flaviviruses, phleboviruses, bunyaviruses, Borrelia burgdorferi, Rickettsia spp., Anaplasma phagocytophilum, ' Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis,' and Babesia spp. All ked pools were positive for Bartonella DNA. The sequencing of the amplified fragments of the gltA and 16S-23S rRNA demonstrated a 100 % homology with Bartonella melophagi previously isolated from a sheep ked and from human blood in the USA. The identification of B. melophagi in sheep keds in Central Europe highlights needs extending a list of hematophagous arthropods beyond ticks and mosquitoes for a search of emerging arthropod-borne pathogens.
- Subjects
ARTHROPOD vectors; SHEEP-tick; ANAPLASMA phagocytophilum; BARTONELLA; BORRELIA burgdorferi; BUNYAVIRUSES
- Publication
Parasitology Research, 2016, Vol 115, Issue 10, p3679
- ISSN
0932-0113
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00436-016-5175-2