Molecular detection of rickettsial agents in Amblyomma maculatum ticks (Ixodida: Ixodidae) from Ecuador.
Ehrlichia
Rickettsia
Human pathogen
Tick-borne diseases
Journal
Veterinary research communications
ISSN: 1573-7446
Titre abrégé: Vet Res Commun
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 8100520
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
25 Jun 2024
25 Jun 2024
Historique:
received:
15
03
2024
accepted:
06
05
2024
medline:
25
6
2024
pubmed:
25
6
2024
entrez:
25
6
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Rickettsiales are obligate intracellular bacteria that need vertebrates and arthropods to maintain their life cycles. Some species of the genera Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, and Rickettsia are transmitted by ticks to both animals and humans and can cause mild to severe and even fatal cases. In the Americas, there is substantial data on rickettsial agents, encompassing both clinical cases and the detection of these agents in ticks, but in Ecuador, the information about them remains poorly understood. Therefore, the objective of this study was to detect molecularly rickettsial agents in Amblyomma maculatum ticks in both parasitic and free-living phases collected from domestic animals and pasture in five localities across three coastal provinces of Ecuador. Rickettsia parkeri, Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae, and Ehrlichia sp. were recorded in A. maculatum for the first time in Ecuador. These records were made in a region where antibodies to the Spotted Fever Rickettsia Group were detected in humans. Additional studies are needed to characterize Ehrlichia sp. at a specific level. Furthermore, recognizing the specific Rickettsiales species circulating in the ticks and the hosts within a region is crucial for assessing potential contact risks.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38916692
doi: 10.1007/s11259-024-10410-3
pii: 10.1007/s11259-024-10410-3
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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