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Detection of Babesia venatorum, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis in Ixodes persulcatus ticks from Mongolia.
Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2016 Mar; 7(2):357-60.TT

Abstract

Information about the prevalence and geographical distribution of tick-borne pathogens Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis, and Babesia spp. is still rare in Mongolia. We tested 275 Ixodes persulcatus ticks for A. phagocytophilum, Cand. N. mikurensis and Babesia spp. and 125 Dermacentor nuttalli ticks especially for Babesia spp. using different PCR methods. Ticks were collected from three provinces (Selenge, Arkhangai, Khentii) in Mongolia. DNA of A. phagocytophilum, Cand. N. mikurensis and Babesia spp. were found with a prevalence of 6.2%, 1.5% and 3.3% in each case in I. persulcatus ticks. This is the first time Cand. N. mikurensis was found in ticks from Mongolia. Sequence analysis of Babesia spp.-positive amplicons showed exclusively B. venatorum, which had also not been mentioned in Mongolia before. On the contrary, all D. nuttalli ticks tested negatively for Babesia spp. This study demonstrates that all three zoonotic pathogens are present in I. persulcatus ticks in Mongolia, and justify the need for further investigations of a more detailed genetic characterization of these pathogens.

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Karnath C
Institute of Animal Hygiene and Veterinary Public Health, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Obiegala A
Institute of Animal Hygiene and Veterinary Public Health, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Speck S
Institute of Animal Hygiene and Veterinary Public Health, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Essbauer S
Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, Germany.
Derschum H
Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, Germany.
Scholz H
Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, Germany.
Kiefer D
Comparative Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.
Tserennorov D
National Center for Zoonotic Diseases, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Dashdavaa O
National Center for Zoonotic Diseases, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Tsogbadrakh N
National Center for Zoonotic Diseases, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Jigjav B
National Center for Zoonotic Diseases, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Pfeffer M
Institute of Animal Hygiene and Veterinary Public Health, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. Electronic address: pfeffer@vetmed.uni-leipzig.de.

MeSH

Anaplasma phagocytophilumAnaplasmataceaeAnaplasmataceae InfectionsAnimalsBabesiaBabesiosisDermacentorFemaleHumansIxodesMaleMongoliaPolymerase Chain Reaction

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Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

26739031

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Karnath, Carolin, et al. "Detection of Babesia Venatorum, Anaplasma Phagocytophilum and Candidatus Neoehrlichia Mikurensis in Ixodes Persulcatus Ticks From Mongolia." Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, vol. 7, no. 2, 2016, pp. 357-60.
Karnath C, Obiegala A, Speck S, et al. Detection of Babesia venatorum, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis in Ixodes persulcatus ticks from Mongolia. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2016;7(2):357-60.
Karnath, C., Obiegala, A., Speck, S., Essbauer, S., Derschum, H., Scholz, H., Kiefer, D., Tserennorov, D., Dashdavaa, O., Tsogbadrakh, N., Jigjav, B., & Pfeffer, M. (2016). Detection of Babesia venatorum, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis in Ixodes persulcatus ticks from Mongolia. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 7(2), 357-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2015.12.007
Karnath C, et al. Detection of Babesia Venatorum, Anaplasma Phagocytophilum and Candidatus Neoehrlichia Mikurensis in Ixodes Persulcatus Ticks From Mongolia. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2016;7(2):357-60. PubMed PMID: 26739031.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Detection of Babesia venatorum, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis in Ixodes persulcatus ticks from Mongolia. AU - Karnath,Carolin, AU - Obiegala,Anna, AU - Speck,Stephanie, AU - Essbauer,Sandra, AU - Derschum,Henri, AU - Scholz,Holger, AU - Kiefer,Daniel, AU - Tserennorov,Damdindorj, AU - Dashdavaa,Otgonbataar, AU - Tsogbadrakh,Nyamdorj, AU - Jigjav,Battsetseg, AU - Pfeffer,Martin, Y1 - 2015/12/11/ PY - 2015/09/09/received PY - 2015/11/25/revised PY - 2015/12/07/accepted PY - 2016/1/8/entrez PY - 2016/1/8/pubmed PY - 2018/2/22/medline KW - Anaplasma phagocytophilum KW - Babesia venatorum KW - Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis KW - Dermacentor nuttalli KW - Ixodes persulcatus KW - Mongolia KW - Tick-borne pathogens SP - 357 EP - 60 JF - Ticks and tick-borne diseases JO - Ticks Tick Borne Dis VL - 7 IS - 2 N2 - Information about the prevalence and geographical distribution of tick-borne pathogens Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis, and Babesia spp. is still rare in Mongolia. We tested 275 Ixodes persulcatus ticks for A. phagocytophilum, Cand. N. mikurensis and Babesia spp. and 125 Dermacentor nuttalli ticks especially for Babesia spp. using different PCR methods. Ticks were collected from three provinces (Selenge, Arkhangai, Khentii) in Mongolia. DNA of A. phagocytophilum, Cand. N. mikurensis and Babesia spp. were found with a prevalence of 6.2%, 1.5% and 3.3% in each case in I. persulcatus ticks. This is the first time Cand. N. mikurensis was found in ticks from Mongolia. Sequence analysis of Babesia spp.-positive amplicons showed exclusively B. venatorum, which had also not been mentioned in Mongolia before. On the contrary, all D. nuttalli ticks tested negatively for Babesia spp. This study demonstrates that all three zoonotic pathogens are present in I. persulcatus ticks in Mongolia, and justify the need for further investigations of a more detailed genetic characterization of these pathogens. SN - 1877-9603 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/26739031/Detection_of_Babesia_venatorum_Anaplasma_phagocytophilum_and_Candidatus_Neoehrlichia_mikurensis_in_Ixodes_persulcatus_ticks_from_Mongolia_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -