| Title |
Tick-borne pathogens in tick species infesting humans in Sibiu County, central Romania
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| Published in |
Parasitology Research, March 2018
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00436-018-5848-0 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Martin O. Andersson, Georgeta Marga, Teofilia Banu, Gerhard Dobler, Lidia Chitimia-Dobler |
| Abstract |
Romania has a highly diverse tick fauna. Consequently, a high diversity of tick-transmitted pathogens might be a potential threat to humans. However, only a limited number of tick species regularly infest humans, and pathogens present in such species are therefore of particular interest from a medical perspective. In this study, 297 ticks were collected from humans during 2013 and 2014. Ixodes ricinus was the predominant tick species, accounting for 272 specimens or 91.6% of the ticks in the study. Nevertheless, other tick species were also found to infest humans: Dermacentor marginatus constituted 7% of the ticks found on humans (21/297), Haemaphysalis punctata 1% (3/297), and Haemaphysalis concinna 0.3% (1/297). Ticks were tested by PCR for a wide range of tick-borne pathogens. In total, 11.8% of the ticks carried human pathogenic bacteria, while no viral or protozoan pathogens were detected. The most frequently detected pathogen was Rickettsia spp., occurring in 5.4% of the ticks (16/297) and comprising three species: Rickettsia (R.) raoultii, R. monacensis, and R. helvetica. Borrelia s.l. occurred in 3% (9/297) of the ticks. "Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis" occurred in 1.7% (5/297) and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in 1.3% (4/297). Anaplasma bovis was detected in an H. punctata and Borrelia miyamotoi in an I. ricinus. These results point to the need for further studies on the medical importance of tick-borne pathogens in Romania. |
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| United Kingdom | 4 | 57% |
| France | 1 | 14% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 1 | 14% |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 16% |
| Researcher | 6 | 16% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Unknown | 15 | 39% |
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| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 8 | 21% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 11% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 2 | 5% |
| Unknown | 16 | 42% |
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