Tick-borne zoonoses and commonly used diagnostic methods in human and veterinary medicine

Springer, Andrea; Glass, Antje; Probst, Julia; Strübe, Christina

doi:10.1007/s00436-020-07033-3

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“…Because they are obligate hematophagous ectoparasites and feed on diverse vertebrate hosts, they are considered as one of the most important vectors of zoonotic pathogens. Ticks can transmit a wide variety of bacteria, parasites and viruses 1 – 3 . In human and veterinary medicine, most tick-borne pathogens are transmitted by various hard ticks belonging to genera Ixodes, Haemaphysalis, Dermacentor, Hyalomma and Rhipicephalus and by certain soft ticks belonging to genera Argas and Ornithodoros.…”

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Evaluation of two artificial infection methods of live ticks as tools for studying interactions between tick-borne viruses and their tick vectors

Migné

Hönig

Bonnet

et al. 2022

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Up to 170 tick-borne viruses (TBVs) have been identified to date. However, there is a paucity of information regarding TBVs and their interaction with respective vectors, limiting the development of new effective and urgently needed control methods. To overcome this gap of knowledge, it is essential to reproduce transmission cycles under controlled laboratory conditions. In this study we assessed an artificial feeding system (AFS) and an immersion technique (IT) to infect Ixodes ricinus ticks with tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) and Kemerovo (KEM) virus, both known to be transmitted predominantly by ixodid ticks. Both methods permitted TBEV acquisition by ticks and we further confirmed virus trans-stadial transmission and onward transmission to a vertebrate host. However, only artificial feeding system allowed to demonstrate both acquisition by ticks and trans-stadial transmission for KEMV. Yet we did not observe transmission of KEMV to mice (IFNAR−/− or BALB/c). Artificial infection methods of ticks are important tools to study tick-virus interactions. When optimally used under laboratory settings, they provide important insights into tick-borne virus transmission cycles.

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Evaluation of two artificial infection methods of live ticks as tools for studying interactions between tick-borne viruses and their tick vectors

Migné

Hönig

Bonnet

et al. 2022

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“…It was also found that Dermacentor reticulatus ticks were carriers of Francisella tularensis and Francisella spp. (Michelet et al, 2013;Springer et al, 2021). There is currently no data on the possibility of leukemia virus transmission.…”

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“…The transmission of some diseases was already proved by E.N. Pavlovsky when he explored the biology and ecology of I. ricinus in the Novgorod province (Sivkov et al, 2009;Springer et al, 2021).…”

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Participation of Dermacentor Reticulatus Imago in the Reservation of Bovine Leukemia Virus

Glazunov¹,

Kabitskaya²,

Glazunova³

et al. 2022

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences

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Strict implementation of measures for the prevention and elimination of bovine leukemia does not allow completely getting rid of this disease. In all likelihood, the leukemia virus has additional transmission routes that have not been taken into account until today. In the Tyumen region, blood-sucking insects and ticks are widespread and take part in the transmission of some infectious and invasive diseases. The study aims to evaluate the possibility of reservation of the bovine leukemia virus in the imago of ixodid ticks. Studies on the spread of bovine leukemia were conducted from 1995 to 2019 based on veterinary reports. Laboratory and production experiments on feeding imago of ixodid ticks were carried out in disadvantaged farms of the Tyumen region and at the Department of Infectious and Invasive Diseases of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education, State Agricultural University of the Northern Trans-Urals. Detection of the bovine leukemia virus was carried out at the veterinary diagnostic center of the Ural Scientific Research Veterinary Institute (Yekaterinburg) and the Agrobiotechnology Center of the State Agricultural University of the Northern Trans-Urals (Tyumen). The experiments were carried out on Dermacentor reticulatus ixodid ticks, which were fed on infected and sick animals. It was found that the imago of ixodid ticks was capable of preserving the DNA molecule of bovine leukemia provirus in their body when feeding on hematologically ill animals in 92.9% of cases, whereas when feeding on seropositive animals, all the fed females retained bovine leukemia provirus in their body. It was found that the bovine leukemia virus could persist in the body of ixodid ticks for at least one year. The study allows determining the role of ixodid ticks in the persistence of the leukemia virus and the likely possibility of its transmission to subsequent generations of ixodid and infection of more susceptible animals in a grazing system.

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“…Ixodes ricinus is not only the most common tick species (even in dogs) in Central Europe, but also the vector of numerous pathogens such as Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia spp., Rickettsia spp., tick-borne encephalitis virus, and other, less common pathogens such as Francisella tularensis and, potentially, Coxiella burnetii , as well as members of the genus Babesia spp. [ 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ]. Dermacentorreticulatus is, most notably, a carrier of Babesia canis , the causative agent of canine babesiosis [ 7 ].…”

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Vector Surveillance and Pathogen Detection in the Working Areas of Military Working Dogs in Eastern Austria

Sonnberger

Wortha

Rackl³

et al. 2022

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Vector-borne diseases play a major role in human and veterinary medicine worldwide. A previous study detected asymptomatic vector-borne pathogens in military working dogs stationed at a military base in eastern Austria, and a follow-up survey of potential arthropod vectors was conducted in spring 2019 and 2020 in the vicinity of the base to evaluate the presence of vectors and their carrier status for a range of canine and zoonotic pathogens. A total of 1324 ticks (nymphs and adults of Ixodes ricinus, comprising 92.9% of the collected specimens, and adults of Haemaphysalis inermis, a tick previously only rarely described in Austria, Haemaphysalis concinna, and Dermacentor reticulatus) were collected by flagging. In 44.1% (125/284) of all pools (n = 284), one infectious agent was found; in 27.8% (79/284) and in 1.1% (3/284), two and three different agents, respectively, could be identified. Overall, 72.9% of the pools contained at least one pathogen (Borrelia spp., Rickettsia spp., Bartonella spp., and Babesia microti). Borrelia mijamotoi, B. lustinaniae, and B. microti were previously only described in single cases in Austria. Mosquitoes were collected with BG-Sentinel traps monthly during the summer of 2019. A total of 71 individuals from 11 species were collected. No filarioid DNA was detected in the mosquito sample pools, although Dirofilaria repens had been present in the dogs from the military site. In conclusion, vector surveillance should be combined with the surveillance of an exposed population whenever possible to estimate the infection risks for dogs and their handlers.

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Tick-borne zoonoses and commonly used diagnostic methods in human and veterinary medicine

Cited by 17 publications

References 126 publications

Evaluation of two artificial infection methods of live ticks as tools for studying interactions between tick-borne viruses and their tick vectors

Evaluation of two artificial infection methods of live ticks as tools for studying interactions between tick-borne viruses and their tick vectors

Participation of Dermacentor Reticulatus Imago in the Reservation of Bovine Leukemia Virus

Vector Surveillance and Pathogen Detection in the Working Areas of Military Working Dogs in Eastern Austria

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