Bartonella in Rodents and Ectoparasites in the Canary Islands, Spain: New Insights into Host–Vector–Pathogen Relationships

Abreu-Yanes, Estefanía; Martín-Alonso, Aarón; Martín-Carrillo, Natalia; Livia, Katherine Garcia; Marrero‐Gagliardi, Alessandro; Valladares, Basilio; Feliú, Carlos; Foronda, Pilar

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“…in R. rattus, M. erythroleucus, M. natalensis, and M. musculus from Senegal without identifying the species. In Spain, a study showed a prevalence of 18.8% in rodents, while 13.6% of their ectoparasites were also infected, highlighting that humans are at risk of infection for Bartonella [41]. Only 10 samples were successfully amplified by standard PCR (seven from Taterillus sp., two from A. niloticus, and one from M. erythroleucus).…”

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Rodents as Hosts of Pathogens and Related Zoonotic Disease Risk

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Rodents are known to be reservoir hosts for at least 60 zoonotic diseases and are known to play an important role in their transmission and spread in different ways. We sampled different rodent communities within and around human settlements in Northern Senegal, an area subjected to major environmental transformations associated with global changes. Herein, we conducted an epidemiological study on their bacterial communities. One hundred and seventy-one (171) invasive and native rodents were captured, 50 from outdoor trapping sites and 121 rodents from indoor habitats, consisting of five species. The DNA of thirteen pathogens was successfully screened on the rodents’ spleens. We found: 2.3% of spleens positive to Piroplasmida and amplified one which gave a potentially new species Candidatus “Theileria senegalensis”; 9.35% of Bartonella spp. and amplified 10, giving three genotypes; 3.5% of filariasis species; 18.12% of Anaplasmataceae species and amplified only 5, giving a new potential species Candidatus “Ehrlichia senegalensis”; 2.33% of Hepatozoon spp.; 3.5% of Kinetoplastidae spp.; and 15.2% of Borrelia spp. and amplified 8 belonging all to Borrelia crocidurae. Some of the species of pathogens carried by the rodents of our studied area may be unknown because most of those we have identified are new species. In one bacterial taxon, Anaplasma, a positive correlation between host body mass and infection was found. Overall, male and invasive rodents appeared less infected than female and native ones, respectively.

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“…arupensis, B. washoensis, and B. alsatica [40]. In addition, in rodents' ectoparasites, a high prevalence of zoonotic bartonellosis agents were found (43.75% of B. elizabethae in Stenoponia tripectinata tripectinata) [41]. The close contacts among humans and rodents seem to create excellent conditions for the transmission of Bartonella spp.…”

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“…In the Canary Islands, Bartonella was found in R. rattus from two islands, Tenerife and La Palma (Abreu-Yanes et al, 2018). Overall, the prevalence of Bartonella in the rats of the Canary Islands was 14.3%, with variations between 13.8% inside houses and 26.7% in peridomestic habitats.…”

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“…Fifteen Bartonella sequences identified in rats of R. rattus from the Canary Islands belonged to B. tribocorum; B. queenslandensis was in four rats, and B. rochalimae was recovered from two rats. Interestingly, two different gltA haplotypes similar to B. elizabethae were detected only in house mice (Mus musculus), but not in any rat (Abreu-Yanes et al, 2018).…”

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Bartonella Bacteria in Urban Rats: A Movement From the Jungles of Southeast Asia to Metropoles Around the Globe

Kosoy

Bai

2019

Front. Ecol. Evol.

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Despite the widespread recognition of the risks of disease transmission associated with international trade in domestic animals and movement of exotic animals, less is known about the role of rats in carrying pathogens between continents. The genus Bartonella, a highly prevalent and extremely diverse group of bacteria, includes species that are excellent sentinel organisms for evaluating the transoceanic and intra-continental movement of the pathogens carried by rats of the genus Rattus. The patterns of spatial distribution, occurrence, and genetic diversity of Bartonella species infecting rats and their arthropod ectoparasites depend on the geographic locations within metropolitan areas of the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. One of the points addressed in this review is a comparison of the diversity of Bartonella species carried by rats in their original habitats in Southeast Asia and in the cities occupied by rats recently. The invasion of Rattus rats into new urban territories create significant risk for human health.

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“…have previously reported Bartonella spp. in R. rattus, M. erythroleucus, M. natalensis and M. musculus from Senegal without identifying the species.In Spain, a study showed a prevalence of 18.8% in rodents, while 13.6% of their ectoparasites were also infected, highlighting that humans are at risk of infection for Bartonella[33]. Only 10 samples were successfully amplified by standard PCR (7 from Taterillus sp., 2 from A.…”

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Rodents as Hosts of Pathogens and Related Zoonotic Disease Risk

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Rodents are known to be reservoir hosts for at least 60 zoonotic diseases and are known to play an important role in their transmission and spreading in different ways. We sampled different rodent communities within and around human settlements in Northern Senegal, an area subjected to major environmental transformations associated with global changes. Herein, we conducted an epidemiological study on their bacterial communities.One hundred and seventy-one (171) invasive and native rodents were captured, 50 from outdoors trapping sites and 121 rodents from indoors habitats, consisting on 5 species. DNA of thirteen pathogens have been successfully screened on the rodent’s spleens. We found: 2.3% of positive spleens to Piroplasmida and amplified one which gives a potentially new species Candidatus “Theileria senegalensis”; 9.35% of Bartonella spp. and amplified 10, giving three genotypes. 3.5% of filariasis species; 18.12% of Anaplasmataceae species and amplified only 5, giving a new potential species Candidatus “Ehrlichia senegalensis”; 2.33 % of Hepatozoon spp.; 3.5% of Kinetoplastidae spp; and 15.2% of Borrelia spp. and amplified 8 belonging all to Borrelia crocidurae.Some of the species of pathogens carried by the rodents of our studied area may be unknown because most of those we have identified are new species. In one bacterial taxon, Anaplasma, a positive correlation between host body mass and infection was found. Overall, male and invasive rodents appeared less infected than female and native ones, respectively.

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Bartonella in Rodents and Ectoparasites in the Canary Islands, Spain: New Insights into Host–Vector–Pathogen Relationships

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Rodents as Hosts of Pathogens and Related Zoonotic Disease Risk

Rodents as Hosts of Pathogens and Related Zoonotic Disease Risk

Bartonella Bacteria in Urban Rats: A Movement From the Jungles of Southeast Asia to Metropoles Around the Globe

Rodents as Hosts of Pathogens and Related Zoonotic Disease Risk

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