Prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in ticks collected from migratory birds in Latvia

Capligina, Valentina; Salmane, Ineta; Keišs, Oskars; Vilks, Kārlis; Japina, Kristine; Baumanis, Viesturs; Ranka, Renāte

doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2013.08.007

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“…Our previous data show that Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Rickettsia helvetica and Babesia spp. DNA was detected in I. ricinus ticks collected from birds in Latvia (Capligina et al, 2013). In a recent study, TBEV RNA was detected in 1.02% and 1.74% of field-collected Latvian I. ricinus and I. persulcatus ticks, respectively .…”

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Detection of tick-borne encephalitis virus in I. ricinus ticks collected from autumn migratory birds in Latvia

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Japina

Keišs

et al. 2015

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases

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“…Total DNA was extracted as previously described with little modifications, i.e. volume adjustment (Capligina et al, 2013). For morphologically uncertain tick samples, an internal transcribed spacer sequence between the 5.8S and 28S rRNA genes was used to estimate the species of Ixodes spp.…”

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Detection of tick-borne encephalitis virus in I. ricinus ticks collected from autumn migratory birds in Latvia

Kazarina

Japina

Keišs

et al. 2015

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases

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“…Migratory birds in particular have received much attention as they can transport potentially infected ticks across large areas and may account for the origin of some new foci of diseases (ANDERSON et al, 1986;OLSEN et al, 1995a;KLICH et al, 1996;SMITH et al, 1996;RAND et al, 1998;KINSEY et al, 2000;SCOTT et al, 2001SCOTT et al, , 2010SCOTT et al, , 2012JONGEJAN et al, 2004;MORSHED et al, 2005;DUBSKA et al, 2009;ELFVING et al, 2010;HILDEBRANDT et al, 2010;KJELLAND et al, 2010;HASLE et al, 2011;HASLE, 2013;MOVILA et al, 2011;GELLER et al, 2013;CAPLIGINA et al, 2014), even introducing them to different continents (OLSEN et al, 1995b;MUKHERJEE et al, 2014;. Although the role of birds as hosts and disseminators of ticks has received much attention over the past several years, there is a lack of studies in South America, including Brazil.…”

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Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) as ectoparasites of Brazilian wild birds and their association with rickettsial diseases

Ogrzewalska

Pintér²

2016

Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci.

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Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) are obligatory hematophagous ectoparasites of a variety of vertebrate hosts and play an important role in the transmission and ecology of infectious pathogens causing diseases in humans and animals worldwide. Sixty-eight species of ticks exist in Brazil, and at least 23 are found parasitizing wild birds. This number is increasing with the advent of new studies highlighting the underestimated role of birds in the life cycle of these arthropods. In South America, many of these ticks are involved in epidemiology of the life-threatening spotted fever diseases caused by bacteria from the genus Rickettsia (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae). The aim of this paper is to present up-to-date knowledge about the bird-tick fauna of Brazil and their association with rickettsioses. The available literature concerning ticks on birds and tick-borne diseases related to these ticks in Brazil has been revised. It could be concluded that birds play a primary role in life cycles of various tick species, especially during immature stages (larvae and nymphs). The best known is a bird-tick fauna from the Atlantic Forest and from Brazilian savannah called Cerrado in southern and central Brazil, respectively. On the other hand, the knowledge about bird tick parasitism from other Brazilian biomes such as the Amazon, Caatinga, Pantanal and Pampas regions is very scarce and requires further study. Moreover, no studies about the role of birds as mobile hosts for spreading ticks to new areas exist, nor has their role in the natural life cycle of Rickettsia been thoroughly examined.Keywords: Ticks. Ectoparasites. Rickettsia. Disease. Birds. Brazil. ResumoOs carrapatos (Acari: Ixodoidea) são ectoparasitas obrigatórias de uma variedade de hospedeiros vertebrados e têm um papel importante na ecologia e transmissão de diversos patógenos causadores de doenças em humanos e animais no mundo todo. No Brasil existem 68 espécies de carrapatos e pelo menos 23 espécies são encontradas parasitando aves silvestres. Esse número tem crescido com o advento de novos estudos ressaltando o papel das aves nos ciclos de vida desses artrópodes. Na América do Sul alguns desses carrapatos estão envolvidos na epidemiologia de doenças graves para o ser humano, como a febre maculosa, causada por bactérias do gênero Rickettsia (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae). O alvo desse artigo é apresentar o estado atual de conhecimento sobre a fauna de carrapatos encontrados em aves no Brasil e as associações estabelecidas com as riquetsioses. A literatura disponível sobre carrapatos em aves e ocorrência de riquétsias foi revisada e pôde ser concluído que aves têm um papel importante nos ciclos de vida de várias espécies de carrapatos, sendo especialmente importantes para os estágios imaturos (larvas e ninfas). A maior parte do conhecimento sabrecai na fauna de carrapatos de aves dos biomas Mata Atlântica e Cerrado no sudeste e centro-oeste do Brasil. Já o conhecimento sobre o parasitismo por carrapatos em aves dos outros biomas: Amazônia, Caatinga, Pantanal...

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“…Birds are host to a wide variety of ticks, especially when the latter are in the larva and nymph stages. Therefore, this plays an important role in the epidemiology of several important diseases for veterinary and public health (LABRUNA et al, 2007;OGRZEWALSKA et al, 2010;SANCHES et al, 2013;CAPLIGINA et al, 2014). Moreover, studies worldwide have reported the importance of wild birds in the expansion of tick-borne diseases, such as anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Lyme disease, spotted fever, and tick-borne encephalitis (PAROLA et al, 2013).…”

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Hemoparasites in ticks of wild birds of Serra dos Órgãos National Park, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Pacheco

Cordeiro

Cepeda

et al. 2019

Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet.

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The aim of this study is to detect the presence of tick-borne agents of genera Rickettsia, Borrelia, Babesia, Ehrlichia and Anaplasma in ticks collected from native wild birds in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Birds were captured and observed carefully to find the ectoparasites. DNA detection of hemoparasites was performed by means of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The sequences obtained were analyzed and their homologies were compared to the available isolates in the GenBank platform database. A total of 33 birds were captured from 20 different species, of which 14 were parasitized by Amblyomma longirostre (n = 22). There was absence of DNA from agents of the genera Babesia, Anaplasma and Ehrlichia in the evaluated samples. The phylogenetic analysis indicated that one sample had 100% identity with Rickettsia bellii (KJ534309), the other two samples showed 100% identity with Rickettsia sp. Aranha strain and strain AL (EU274654 and AY360216). The positive sample for R. bellii was also demonstrated to be positive for Borrelia sp., which presented a similarity of 91% with Borrelia turcica (KF422815). This is the first description of Borrelia sp. in ticks of the genus Amblyomma in South America.

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Prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in ticks collected from migratory birds in Latvia

Cited by 51 publications

References 39 publications

Detection of tick-borne encephalitis virus in I. ricinus ticks collected from autumn migratory birds in Latvia

Detection of tick-borne encephalitis virus in I. ricinus ticks collected from autumn migratory birds in Latvia

Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) as ectoparasites of Brazilian wild birds and their association with rickettsial diseases

Hemoparasites in ticks of wild birds of Serra dos Órgãos National Park, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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