Rickettsiae in arthropods collected from red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in France

Marié, Jean-Lou; Davoust, Bernard; Socolovschi, Cristina; Mediannikov, Oleg; Roqueplo, Cédric; Beaucournu, Jean-Claude; Raoult, Didier; Parola, Philippe

doi:10.1016/j.cimid.2011.10.001

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“…This study did not identify DNA of other Rickettsia spp. previously reported in Corsica as Rickettsia felis , an SFG Rickettsia , found in a flea ( Archaeopsylla erinacei ) collected from a fox (Marié et al, ). Matsumoto, Ogawa, Brouqui, Raoult, and Parola () reported the species R. massiliae in Rh.…”

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“…This study did not identify DNA of other Rickettsia spp. previously reported in Corsica as Rickettsia felis, an SFG Rickettsia, found in a flea (Archaeopsylla erinacei) collected from a fox (Marié et al, 2012). Matsumoto, Ogawa, Brouqui, Raoult, and Parola (2005) an Amblyomma variegatum, a tick species not established in Corsica but whose one adult was collected, certainly following introduction of a nymph by a migrating bird .…”

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confidence: 93%

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Tick‐borne pathogens in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from various domestic and wild hosts in Corsica (France), a Mediterranean island environment

Grech‐Angelini

Stachurski

Vayssier‐Taussat

et al. 2019

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Corsica is a mountainous French island in the north‐west of the Mediterranean Sea presenting a large diversity of natural environments where many interactions between humans, domestic animals and wild fauna occur. Despite this favourable context, tick‐borne pathogens (TBPs) have not systematically been investigated. In this study, a large number of TBPs were screened in ticks collected over a period of one year from domestic and wild hosts in Corsica. More than 1,500 ticks belonging to nine species and five genera (Rhipicephalus, Hyalomma, Dermacentor, Ixodes and Haemaphysalis) were analysed individually or pooled (by species, gender, host and locality). A real‐time microfluidic PCR was used for high‐throughput screening of TBP DNA. This advanced methodology enabled the simultaneous detection of 29 bacterial and 12 parasitic species (including Borrelia, Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Rickettsia, Bartonella, Candidatus Neoehrlichia, Coxiella, Francisella, Babesia and Theileria). The Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus was investigated individually in tick species known to be vectors or carriers of this virus. In almost half of the tick pools (48%), DNA from at least one pathogen was detected and eleven species of TBPs from six genera were reported. TBPs were found in ticks from all collected hosts and were present in more than 80% of the investigated area. The detection of DNA of certain species confirmed the previous identification of these pathogens in Corsica, such as Rickettsia aeschlimannii (23% of pools), Rickettsia slovaca (5%), Anaplasma marginale (4%) and Theileria equi (0.4%), but most TBP DNA identified had not previously been reported in Corsican ticks. This included Anaplasma phagocytophilum (16%), Rickettsia helvetica (1%), Borrelia afzelii (0.7%), Borrelia miyamotoi (1%), Bartonella henselae (2%), Babesia bigemina (2%) and Babesia ovis (0.5%). The high tick infection rate and the diversity of TBPs reported in this study highlight the probable role of animals as reservoir hosts of zoonotic pathogens and human exposure to TBPs in Corsica.

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“…This study did not identify DNA of other Rickettsia spp. previously reported in Corsica as Rickettsia felis, an SFG Rickettsia, found in a flea (Archaeopsylla erinacei) collected from a fox (Marié et al, 2012). Matsumoto, Ogawa, Brouqui, Raoult, and Parola (2005) an Amblyomma variegatum, a tick species not established in Corsica but whose one adult was collected, certainly following introduction of a nymph by a migrating bird .…”

Section: Other Tbps Identified In Corsicamentioning

confidence: 93%

Tick‐borne pathogens in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from various domestic and wild hosts in Corsica (France), a Mediterranean island environment

Grech‐Angelini

Stachurski

Vayssier‐Taussat

et al. 2019

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“…In addition to irritation, blood depletion and skin lesions, ectoparasites of wild canids and felids may transmit a range of pathogens to domestic dogs and cats. A number of studies have reported the finding of DNA fragments from different pathogens in wild canids and felids and their associated ectoparasites (Gabrielli et al, 2010;Marié et al, 2012;Jahfari et al, 2014;Najm et al, 2014). These pathogens (e.g., Hepatozoon canis and Ehrlichia canis) have been frequently associated to diseases in domestic dogs and cats, and some of them (e.g., Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Rickettsia massiliae) may be also transmitted to humans.…”

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The role of wild canids and felids in spreading parasites to dogs and cats in Europe. Part II: Helminths and arthropods

Otranto

Cantacessi

Dantas‐Torres

et al. 2015

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Over the last few decades, ecological factors, combined with everchanging landscapes mainly linked to human activities (e.g. encroachment and tourism) have contributed to modifications in the transmission of parasitic diseases from domestic to wildlife carnivores and vice versa. In the first of this two-part review article, we have provided an account of diseases caused by protozoan parasites characterised by a two-way transmission route between domestic and wild carnivore species. In this second and final part, we focus our attention on parasitic diseases caused by helminth and arthropod parasites shared between domestic and wild canids and felids in Europe. While a complete understanding of the biology, ecology and epidemiology of these parasites is particularly challenging to achieve, especially given the complexity of the environments in which these diseases perpetuate, advancements in current knowledge of transmission routes is crucial to provide policy-makers with clear indications on strategies to reduce the impact of these diseases on changing ecosystems.

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“…The SFG rickettsia R. massiliae was isolated from R. sanguineus ticks collected near Marseille, France, in 1992 and then detected in R. sanguineus, Rhipicephalus turanicus, Rhipicephalus pusillus, Rhipicephalus bursa, and Ixodes ricinus ticks in 8 European countries, including 5 islands: Sardinia and Sicily (Italy), the Canary Islands (Spain), Cephalonia (Greece), and Cyprus (258)(259)(260)(261)(262)(263). Dual infections were reported recently in Rhipicephalus ticks: R. massiliae with Coxiella burnetii in Greece and Serbia (264,265) and R. massiliae with R. conorii subsp.…”

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Update on Tick-Borne Rickettsioses around the World: a Geographic Approach

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SUMMARY Tick-borne rickettsioses are caused by obligate intracellular bacteria belonging to the spotted fever group of the genus Rickettsia . These zoonoses are among the oldest known vector-borne diseases. However, in the past 25 years, the scope and importance of the recognized tick-associated rickettsial pathogens have increased dramatically, making this complex of diseases an ideal paradigm for the understanding of emerging and reemerging infections. Several species of tick-borne rickettsiae that were considered nonpathogenic for decades are now associated with human infections, and novel Rickettsia species of undetermined pathogenicity continue to be detected in or isolated from ticks around the world. This remarkable expansion of information has been driven largely by the use of molecular techniques that have facilitated the identification of novel and previously recognized rickettsiae in ticks. New approaches, such as swabbing of eschars to obtain material to be tested by PCR, have emerged in recent years and have played a role in describing emerging tick-borne rickettsioses. Here, we present the current knowledge on tick-borne rickettsiae and rickettsioses using a geographic approach toward the epidemiology of these diseases.

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Rickettsiae in arthropods collected from red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in France

Cited by 22 publications

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Tick‐borne pathogens in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from various domestic and wild hosts in Corsica (France), a Mediterranean island environment

Tick‐borne pathogens in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from various domestic and wild hosts in Corsica (France), a Mediterranean island environment

The role of wild canids and felids in spreading parasites to dogs and cats in Europe. Part II: Helminths and arthropods

Update on Tick-Borne Rickettsioses around the World: a Geographic Approach

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