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- Title
Detection of Tick-Borne Pathogens in the Korean Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis argyropus) from Jeonbuk Province, Korea.
- Authors
Giyong Seong; Yu-Jung Han; Sung-Suck Oh; Joon-Seok Chae; Do-Hyeon Yu; Jinho Park; Bae-Keun Park; Jae-Gyu Yoo; Kyoung-Seong Choi
- Abstract
The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in the Korean water deer (Hydropotes inermis argyropus). Pathogens were identified using PCR which included Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Rickettsia, and Theileria. Rickettsia was not detected, whereas Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, and Theileria infections were detected in 4, 2, and 8 animals, respectively. The most prevalent pathogen was Theileria. Of the 8 Theileria-positive animals, 2 were mixedinfected with 3 pathogens (Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, and Theileria) and another 2 animals showed mixed-infection with 2 pathogens (Anaplasma and Theileria). Sequencing analysis was used to verify the PCR results. The pathogens found in this study were identified as Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Ehrlichia canis, and Theileria sp. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report identifying these 3 pathogens in the Korean water deer. Our results suggest that the Korean water deer may serve as a major reservoir for these tick-borne pathogens, leading to spread of tick-borne diseases to domestic animals, livestock, and humans. Further studies are needed to investigate their roles in this respect.
- Subjects
KOREA; TICK-borne diseases; ANAPLASMA; DEER; KOREANS; DISEASE prevalence; POLYMERASE chain reaction; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES
- Publication
Korean Journal of Parasitology, 2015, Vol 53, Issue 5, p653
- ISSN
0023-4001
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3347/kjp.2015.53.5.653