Detection of Bartonella species from ticks, mites and small mammals in Korea

Kim, Chul Min; Kim, Ji Young; Yi, Ying Hua; Lee, Mi Jin; Cho, Mae Rim; Shah, Devendra H.; Klein, Terry A.; Kim, Sang Hyun; Song, Jin Won; Chong, Sung Tae; O’Guinn, Monica L.; Lee, John S.; Lee, In Yong; Park, Jin Ho; Chae, Joon

doi:10.4142/jvs.2005.6.4.327

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“…The first study on mites in the transmission of Bartonella species was reported more than 60 years ago when Baker (1946) showed that hamsters inoculated with suspension of mites collected from Microtus voles from Canada became bacteremic with an agent that was later identified as B. vinsonii. More recently, Kim et al (2005) tested 21 Mesostigmatid mite pool samples and found 4 (19%) positive pools by PCR targeting the 16S rRNA gene; the DNA sequence showed a high homology (99.2%) with B. doshiae. Reeves et al (2006) demonstrated that a Steatonyssus sp., a mite removed from a bat, harbored a Bartonella sp.…”

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Detection ofBartonella tamiaeDNA in Ectoparasites from Rodents in Thailand and Their Sequence Similarity with Bacterial Cultures from Thai Patients

Kabeya

Colborn

Bai

et al. 2010

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

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Ectoparasites, including chigger mites (genera Leptotrombidium, Schoengastia, and Blankarrtia) and one tick (genus Haemaphysalis) collected from wild-caught rodents in Thailand, were assessed for the presence of Bartonella DNA by using a polymerase chain reaction assay targeting the 16S-23S intergenic spacer region and citrate synthase gene (gltA). Of the 41 pooled samples tested, 34 were positive for Bartonella DNA. Sequence analysis demonstrated that DNA detected in 33 chigger mite pools and one tick pool was similar to Bartonella tamiae sequences previously isolated from three patients in Thailand. This is the first report of the detection of B. tamiae DNA in chigger mites; additional field and experimental investigations are required to determine the role of chigger mites as potential vectors of B. tamiae.

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Detection ofBartonella tamiaeDNA in Ectoparasites from Rodents in Thailand and Their Sequence Similarity with Bacterial Cultures from Thai Patients

Kabeya

Colborn

Bai

et al. 2010

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

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“…Studies investigating the known and possible vectors of Bartonella (mostly ticks and fleas) show large variation in Bartonella infection rates [25,35,41,45]. These typically range from 5% to 40% in ticks (mainly Ixodidae) and between 13% and 60% for fleas (mainly Xenopsylla) [5,12,15,23,29,41,43,45]. Studies also suggest an age, sex and seasonal bias in the Bartonella infection rates of these blood-sucking arthropods [23,25].…”

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“…Infection rates of ticks and fleas were obtained as far possible from studies that removed these ectoparasites from rats, and where possible, were limited to studies where the two Rattus species co-occur. This produces an infection estimate of 4.4% [29] and 61% for Xenopsylid fleas [10].…”

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“…The average values were used to determine the difference in infestation rates between the two Rattus species, which amounted to a factor of 1.4. The average number of ticks found on R. rattus, was obtained from [3,29,54] and corresponds to 0.2 ticks for every rat collected. As no biological data are available for tick infestation rates in R. norvegicus, we therefore extrapolated the number of ticks per R. norvegicus based on the factor of difference between flea infestation numbers in R. rattus and R. norvegicus.…”

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“…Ticks of the family Ixodidae are known carriers of Bartonella and considered potential vectors in most areas [10,15,23,29,41,45,50]. The Ixodid tick population exhibits a three-host life cycle in which the immatures only feed on murid rodents mainly during the dry or winter months [38,55].…”

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A mathematical epidemiological model of gram-negativeBartonellabacteria: does differential ectoparasite load fully explain the differences in infection prevalence ofRattus rattusandRattus norvegicus?

Brettschneider

Anguelov

Chimimba

et al. 2012

Journal of Biological Dynamics

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We postulate that the large difference in infection prevalence, 24% versus 5%, in R. norvegicus and R. rattus, respectively, between these two co-occurring host species may be due to differences in ectoparasite and potential vector infestation rates. A compartmental model, representative of an infectious system containing these two Rattus species and two ectoparasite vectors, was constructed and the coefficients of the forces of infection determined mathematically. The maximum difference obtained by the model in the prevalence of Bartonella in the two Rattus species amounts to 4.6%, compared to the observed mean difference of 19%. Results suggest the observed higher Bartonella infection prevalence in Rattus norvegicus compared to Rattus rattus, cannot be explained solely by higher ectoparasite load. The model also highlights the need for more detailed biological research on Bartonella infections in Rattus and the importance of the flea vector in the spread of this disease.

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Possible role of tick‐borne infection in “cat‐scratch disease”: Comment on the article by Giladi et al

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Brewer²,

Burrascano³

et al. 2006

Arthritis & Rheumatism

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naturalistic setting, comparing the momentary relationship between symptoms and cortisol levels. We chose a shorter assessment period in an attempt to minimize study intrusion into participants' lives. Similarly, as we noted in our report, we assessed stress, pain, and fatigue symptoms using simple 10-point Likert scales to minimize disruption of participants' daily activities. We believe that this choice likely enhances the generalizability of our findings to "real world" patients. However, as the authors note, there are also trade-offs (e.g., lack of standardized stressor) with the use of this methodology.

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Detection of Bartonella species from ticks, mites and small mammals in Korea

Cited by 98 publications

References 27 publications

Detection ofBartonella tamiaeDNA in Ectoparasites from Rodents in Thailand and Their Sequence Similarity with Bacterial Cultures from Thai Patients

Detection ofBartonella tamiaeDNA in Ectoparasites from Rodents in Thailand and Their Sequence Similarity with Bacterial Cultures from Thai Patients

A mathematical epidemiological model of gram-negativeBartonellabacteria: does differential ectoparasite load fully explain the differences in infection prevalence ofRattus rattusandRattus norvegicus?

Possible role of tick‐borne infection in “cat‐scratch disease”: Comment on the article by Giladi et al

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