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Rickettsiae in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks in the Czech Republic.
Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2014 Mar; 5(2):135-8.TT

Abstract

Tick-borne rickettsiae are an important topic in the field of emerging infectious diseases. In the study, we screened a total of 1473 field-collected Ixodes ricinus ticks (1294 nymphs, 99 males, and 80 females) for the presence of human pathogenic rickettsiae (Rickettsia helvetica, R. monacensis, 'Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis', and Anaplasma phagocytophilum) in natural and urban ecosystems using molecular techniques. The minimum infection rate (MIR) for Rickettsia spp. was found to be 2.9% in an urban park and 3.4% in a natural forest ecosystem; for 'Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis', we observed MIRs of 0.4% in the city park and 4.4% in the natural habitat, while for A. phagocytophilum the MIR was 9.4% and 1.9%, respectively. Our study provides the first data on the occurrence of human pathogenic rickettsiae in questing I. ricinus ticks in the Czech Republic.

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Venclikova K
Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences, v.v.i., Kvetna 8, 603 65 Brno, Czech Republic; Masaryk University, Department of Experimental Biology, Kotlarska 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic.
Rudolf I
Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences, v.v.i., Kvetna 8, 603 65 Brno, Czech Republic; Masaryk University, Department of Experimental Biology, Kotlarska 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic. Electronic address: rudolf@ivb.cz.
Mendel J
Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences, v.v.i., Kvetna 8, 603 65 Brno, Czech Republic.
Betasova L
Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences, v.v.i., Kvetna 8, 603 65 Brno, Czech Republic.
Hubalek Z
Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences, v.v.i., Kvetna 8, 603 65 Brno, Czech Republic; Masaryk University, Department of Experimental Biology, Kotlarska 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic.

MeSH

AnimalsCzech RepublicIxodesPolymerase Chain ReactionRickettsia

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Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

24252265

Citation

Venclikova, Kristyna, et al. "Rickettsiae in Questing Ixodes Ricinus Ticks in the Czech Republic." Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, vol. 5, no. 2, 2014, pp. 135-8.
Venclikova K, Rudolf I, Mendel J, et al. Rickettsiae in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks in the Czech Republic. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2014;5(2):135-8.
Venclikova, K., Rudolf, I., Mendel, J., Betasova, L., & Hubalek, Z. (2014). Rickettsiae in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks in the Czech Republic. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 5(2), 135-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2013.09.008
Venclikova K, et al. Rickettsiae in Questing Ixodes Ricinus Ticks in the Czech Republic. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2014;5(2):135-8. PubMed PMID: 24252265.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Rickettsiae in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks in the Czech Republic. AU - Venclikova,Kristyna, AU - Rudolf,Ivo, AU - Mendel,Jan, AU - Betasova,Lenka, AU - Hubalek,Zdenek, Y1 - 2013/11/16/ PY - 2013/07/08/received PY - 2013/09/20/revised PY - 2013/09/21/accepted PY - 2013/11/21/entrez PY - 2013/11/21/pubmed PY - 2014/9/10/medline KW - Anaplasma phagocytophilum KW - Ixodes ricinus KW - Rickettsia helvetica KW - Rickettsia monacensis KW - Rickettsia spp. KW - ‘Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis’ SP - 135 EP - 8 JF - Ticks and tick-borne diseases JO - Ticks Tick Borne Dis VL - 5 IS - 2 N2 - Tick-borne rickettsiae are an important topic in the field of emerging infectious diseases. In the study, we screened a total of 1473 field-collected Ixodes ricinus ticks (1294 nymphs, 99 males, and 80 females) for the presence of human pathogenic rickettsiae (Rickettsia helvetica, R. monacensis, 'Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis', and Anaplasma phagocytophilum) in natural and urban ecosystems using molecular techniques. The minimum infection rate (MIR) for Rickettsia spp. was found to be 2.9% in an urban park and 3.4% in a natural forest ecosystem; for 'Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis', we observed MIRs of 0.4% in the city park and 4.4% in the natural habitat, while for A. phagocytophilum the MIR was 9.4% and 1.9%, respectively. Our study provides the first data on the occurrence of human pathogenic rickettsiae in questing I. ricinus ticks in the Czech Republic. SN - 1877-9603 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/24252265/Rickettsiae_in_questing_Ixodes_ricinus_ticks_in_the_Czech_Republic_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -