Las garrapatas (Acarina: Ixodida) como transmisores y reservorios de microorganismos patógenos en España

Márquez-Jiménez, Francisco José; Hidalgo-Pontiveros, Antonio; Contreras-Chova, Francisco; Rodríguez-Liébana, J. J.; Muniain-Ezcurra, Miguel Ángel

doi:10.1157/13071613

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“…They can also crucially transmit to animals, especially dogs, a large number of protozoa and bacteria, such as Babesia, Theileria and Anaplasma spp. (Gray et al 2013; Marquez-Jimenez et al 2005). The seasonal dynamics of ticks is likely to affect the transmission of pathogens.…”

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Seasonal activity of ticks infesting domestic dogs in Bejaia province, Northern Algeria

Kebbi

Nait-Mouloud

Hassissen³

et al. 2019

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

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This epidemiological study aimed to determine the species of tick infestation in dogs, their prevalence and dynamic in the Bejaia province, northeastern Algeria. A total of 631 dogs were examined from different localities of the Bejaia province between March 2016 and February 2017. Of the 631 examined dogs, 15% were infested with one or more tick species. A total of 339 adult ticks were collected and identified, including 199 male tick species and 140 female tick species. Our results revealed that most of these were Rhipicephalus species, with Rhipicephalus sanguineus (51.32%) being the most prevalent followed by Rhipicephalus bursa (35.1%) and Rhipicephalus turanicus (12.98%). Ixodes ricinus represented only 0.6% of all ticks collected. The highest infested seasons were spring (22.55%) and summer (22.54%) and the lowest infested seasons were autumn (8.62%) and winter ( 0.9%). There is no significant difference between the sex of the animal and the prevalence of infestation (p = 0.837). Also, the prevalence of infestation by ticks in young animals was higher than that in adult animals (p = 0.550). A significant difference between the prevalence of infestation and animal breed was observed (p = 0.042). This study is the first epidemiological investigation conducted on the prevalence of hard ticks infesting domestic dogs in Bejaia (northeastern Algeria) based on conventional methods. It is therefore necessary to implement an effective tick control strategy during infestation periods in order to prevent vector-borne diseases.

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Seasonal activity of ticks infesting domestic dogs in Bejaia province, Northern Algeria

Kebbi

Nait-Mouloud

Hassissen³

et al. 2019

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

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“…Subsequently, other bacteria will reach the blood primarily by physiological translocation, a phenomenon in which live bacteria or their products cross the intestinal barrier, the mucosa of the oral, nasal and urogenital cavities, or the skin of the host into the bloodstream (Blekhman et al, 2015;Emery et al, 2021;Gosiewski et al, 2017;Lloyd-Price et al, 2016;Peña-Cearra et al, 2021). Likewise, some particular bacteria from the microbiota of hematophagous insect vectors (fleas, mosquitoes, and ticks, among others) can enter the circulatory system of vertebrates, sometimes causing diseases in the host (Boulanger et al, 2019;Márquez-Jiménez et al, 2005). In the present study, the phylum Firmicutes was the most abundant in the blood of Gopherus berlandieri.…”

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Blood bacterial microbiota of the Texas tortoise, Gopherus berlandieri, in Tamaulipas, Mexico

Medrano-Zapata,

Becerra-López,

Almaguer-Sierra

et al. 2024

Rev.Mex.Biodiv.

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The blood bacterial microbiota of the Texas tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri) in Tamaulipas, Mexico, was characterized by next-generation sequencing. In 2019, blood was collected from 6 free-living tortoises. DNA was extracted, the V3-V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene was amplified, and Illumina sequencing was performed. The results showed 9 phyla, 20 classes, 42 orders, 81 families, 176 genera and 299 bacterial species. Firmicutes was the most abundant phylum in the blood of G. berlandieri; this taxon has been recorded as predominant in the intestine, excrement, nasal exudates and saliva of other species of the genus Gopherus. The dominant bacterial genera were Caldalkalibacillus, Anaerobacillus, Nesterenkonia and Bacillus. These taxa have been recorded in alkaline and halophilic soils, such as those found in G. berlandieri burrows. All of these bacterial taxa can enter the bloodstream of G. berlandieri via intestinal, oral and nasal translocation. Likewise, 3 bacterial taxa (Coxiella sp., Ehrlichia sp. and Anaplasma phagocytophilum) that are transmitted by arthropod vectors, as well as the potentially pathogenic Salmonella enterica were recorded. This information is the first bacteriological reference for the blood of G. berlandieri, and is expected to be useful for health and conservation programs.

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“…Esta especie de garrapata vive en mamíferos de pelo largo, vacas, cabras y ovejas en su época adulta, que es en invierno, mientras que en sus estadios más inmaduros, durante la primavera, vive en roedores 5 . En nuestro medio, el contagio es más frecuente en primavera y algo menos en invierno.…”

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TIBOLA: enfermedad emergente producida por picadura de garrapata

Valdearcos¹,

Reigada

2015

Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria

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TIBOLA: an emergent disease caused by tick bite Las enfermedades trasmitidas por garrapatas son poco frecuentes en nuestro medio. Presentamos un caso de linfadenopatía por picadura de garrapata (TIBOLA, por su nombre en inglés: tick-borne lymphadenopathy). Es una enfermedad emergente causada por Rickettsia slovaca. Se manifiesta como una escara necrótica en cuero cabelludo, en el lugar de la picadura, fiebre y múltiples adenopatías craneales y laterocervicales posteriores. La duración media del periodo de incubación desde la picadura es de siete días. Ante un paciente con adenitis cervical y el antecedente de picadura de garrapata y/o escara en el cuero cabelludo el diagnóstico de TIBOLA es el más frecuente. Tick-borne diseases are rare in our environment. We describe a case of tick-borne lymphadenopathy (TIBOLA), an emergent disease caused by Rickettsia slovaca. The patients have a necrotic eschar on the scalp, at the site of a bite, fever and multiple occipital and/or cervical lymphadenopathies. The medium duration of incubation since the bite is seven days. In the case of a patient with cervical adenitis and history of tick bite and/or eschar scalp, the diagnosis of TIBOLA is the most common.

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Las garrapatas (Acarina: Ixodida) como transmisores y reservorios de microorganismos patógenos en España

Cited by 24 publications

References 32 publications

Seasonal activity of ticks infesting domestic dogs in Bejaia province, Northern Algeria

Seasonal activity of ticks infesting domestic dogs in Bejaia province, Northern Algeria

Blood bacterial microbiota of the Texas tortoise, Gopherus berlandieri, in Tamaulipas, Mexico

TIBOLA: enfermedad emergente producida por picadura de garrapata

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