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- Title
Prevalence and spatial distribution of Ixodid tick populations in the forest fringes of Western Ghats reported with human cases of Kyasanur forest disease and monkey deaths in South India.
- Authors
Sadanandane, C.; Gokhale, M. D.; Elango, A.; Yadav, P.; Mourya, D. T.; Jambulingam, P.
- Abstract
Kyasanur forest disease (KFD) is a major tick-borne viral haemorrhagic fever caused by KFD virus (KFDV) (Flaviviridae). The disease was reported to be confined to five districts of Karnataka state India until 2011. During 2012-2016, emergence of KFD has been reported in newer areas of Karnataka and adjoining states. Therefore, survey of tick vectors was carried out in these new areas of Karnataka and adjoining states reported with monkey deaths and human cases of KFD. In all selected sites, ticks from the forest floor were collected by lint clothes using flagging method. Tick samples were tested for KFDV nucleic acid by real-time RT-PCR. A total of 4772 ticks, comprising eight species of genus <italic>Haemaphysalis</italic> and one species each of genus <italic>Amblyomma, Ixodes</italic> and <italic>Rhipicephalus</italic> was collected. <italic>Haemaphysalis spinigera,</italic> the principal vector of KFDV was the predominant tick species (59.5%) collected followed by <italic>H. turturis</italic> (8.6%). The abundance of <italic>H. spinigera</italic> ranged from 9.2 to 33.9 per man-hour in the six districts surveyed. Of 214 (4418 tick samples) pools screened by real-time RT-PCR, two pools of <italic>H. spinigera</italic> were positive for KFDV. High abundance of <italic>Haemaphysalis</italic> vectors in the six districts indicated that the districts are receptive for KFD outbreaks. KFDV was detected in the tick vectors in the new foci of the KFD. Data on tick distribution will be useful in creating KFD risk map for strengthening the ongoing preventive measures such as vaccination and supply of insect repellents to the high risk groups and intensive health education.
- Subjects
WESTERN Ghats (India); IXODIDAE; ARACHNIDA populations; SPECIES distribution; HAEMAPHYSALIS; TICK-borne diseases; HEMORRHAGIC fever; FLAVIVIRAL diseases
- Publication
Experimental & Applied Acarology, 2018, Vol 75, Issue 1, p135
- ISSN
0168-8162
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10493-018-0223-5