Investigation of Babesia spp. in sympatric populations of Dermacentor reticulatus and Ixodes ricinus ticks in Lithuania and Latvia
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The objectives of the present study were to investigate the presence of the Babesia parasites in Dermacentor reticulatus ticks along its current distribution range in Lithuania and Latvia, and Ixodes ricinus in Lithuania, to characterize the detected Babesia spp. using partial sequencing of 18S rRNR gene, and to determine the prevalence of the Babesia pathogens in ticks from different locations of Lithuania and Latvia. From 2013 to 2015, four D. reticulatus nymphs and 2255 questing adults were collected from 40 locations in Lithuania, and 181 questing adult D. reticulatus specimens from 11 locations in Latvia. In Lithuania, 16 questing I. ricinus nymphs and 354 questing adults were collected from 12 locations with the sympatric existence of D. reticulatus and I. ricinus. In Lithuania, Babesia spp. were detected in 1.2% (26/2259) of D. reticulatus and in 9.5% (35/370) of I. ricinus ticks. The overall prevalence of Babesia in D. reticulatus ticks from Latvia was 2.8% (5/181). Sequence analysis of partial 18S rRNA gene of positive samples indicated the presence of B. canis and B. venatorum in D. reticulatus ticks, whereas B. microti and B. venatorum were detected in I. ricinus ticks. Our study is the first investigation on the prevalence and molecular characterization of zoonotic B. canis, B. venatorum, and B. microti in ixodid ticks in Lithuania, and of B. canis in D. reticulatus ticks in Latvia. It is also the first report of B. venatorum in D. reticulatus ticks.
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The first autochthonous canine babesiosis cases in Latvia were reported between years 2009 and 2011.
“the first autochthonous canine babesiosis cases in the country were reported between years 2009 and 2011”
From Tick-borne pathogens in ticks collected from dogs, Latvia, 2011–2016 (2019) · cites this paper as [37]
None B. canis-positive field-collected ticks were detected in Latvia in the 2005-2007 time frame.
“none B. canis-positive field-collected ticks were detected in Latvia in the 2005–2007 time frame”
From Tick-borne pathogens in ticks collected from dogs, Latvia, 2011–2016 (2019) · cites this paper as [37]
B. canis was detected in D. reticulatus ticks in Latvia in the 2013-2015 time frame.
“B. canis was detected in D. reticulatus ticks in Latvia in the 2013–2015 time frame [11, 16, 37].”
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- Authors
- Radzijevskaja, J., Mardosaitė-Busaitienė, D., Aleksandravičienė, A., & Paulauskas, A.
- Affiliations
- Vytautas Magnus University (LT)
- Corresponding author
- Radzijevskaja, Jana
- Venue
- Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018-02
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 270-274
- ISSN
- 1877-959X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2760222155
- Cited by
- 39
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3
- FWCI
- 2.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Vytautas Magnus University (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Research Council of Lithuania (MIP-053/2013)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Bartonella species infections research
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Study of Mite Species
- Keywords
- Babesia, Dermacentor reticulatus, Ixodes ricinus, Babesia canis, Babesia venatorum, Babesia microti, tick-borne parasites, 18S rRNA, zoonotic pathogens, questing ticks, Lithuania, Latvia
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Babesia, Dermacentor, Female, Latvia, Lithuania, Male, Nymph, Phylogeny, RNA, Ribosomal, 18S, RNA, Protozoan, Ixodes
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