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Molecular Survey on Rickettsia spp., Anaplasma phagocytophilum , Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato, and Babesia spp. in Ixodes ricinus Ticks Infesting Dogs in Central Italy

Morganti, Giulia, Gavaudan, Stefano, Canonico, Cristina, Ravagnan, Silvia, Olivieri, Emanuela, Diaferia, Manuela, Marenzoni, Maria Luisa, Antognoni, Maria Teresa, Capelli, Gioia, Silaghi, Cornelia, Veronesi, Fabrizia·2017·Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
DOI 10.1089/vbz.2017.2154
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Dogs are a common feeding hosts for Ixodes ricinus and may act as reservoir hosts for zoonotic tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) and as carriers of infected ticks into human settings. The aim of this work was to evaluate the presence of several selected TBPs of significant public health concern by molecular methods in I. ricinus recovered from dogs living in urban and suburban settings in central Italy. A total of 212 I. ricinus specimens were collected from the coat of domestic dogs. DNA was extracted from each specimen individually and tested for Rickettsia spp., Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Babesia spp., and Anaplasma phagocytophilum, using real-time and conventional PCR protocols, followed by sequencing. Sixty-one ticks (28.8%) tested positive for TBPs; 57 samples were infected by one pathogen, while four showed coinfections. Rickettsia spp. was detected in 39 specimens (18.4%), of which 32 were identified as Rickettsia monacensis and seven as Rickettsia helvetica. Twenty-two samples (10.4%) tested positive for A. phagocytophilum; Borrelia lusitaniae and Borrelia afzelii were detected in two specimens and one specimen, respectively. One tick (0.5%) was found to be positive for Babesia venatorum (EU1). Our findings reveal the significant exposure of dogs to TBPs of public health concern and provide data on the role of dogs in the circulation of I. ricinus-borne pathogens in central Italy.

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  • In studies of pet-associated ticks, Rickettsia spp. was detected in 18.4 and 14.1% of Ixodes ticks in Italy and Belgium, respectively, while over 50% of I. ricinus were positive for Rickettsia spp. in Poland and Germany; Dermacentor ticks were pathogen-negative in Belgium, but 39% of D. reticulatus were found to be Rickettsia-positive in the study in Germany.

    “Interestingly, in studies of pet-associated ticks, Rickettsia spp. was detected in 18.4 and 14.1% of Ixodes ticks in Italy and Belgium, respectively, while over 50% of I. ricinus were positive for Rickettsia spp. in Poland and Germany; also, Dermacentor ticks were pathogen-negative in Belgium, but 39% of D. reticulatus were found to be Rickettsia–positive in the study in Germany [20–23].”

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  • The spectrum of detected pathogens was compatible to those reported recently in dog-associated ticks collected in Germany, Italy, Belgium and Poland.

    “The spectrum of detected pathogens was compatible to those reported recently in dog-associated ticks collected in Germany, Italy, Belgium and Poland [20–23].”

    From Tick-borne pathogens in ticks collected from dogs, Latvia, 2011–2016 (2019) · cites this paper as [23]

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Authors
Morganti, G., Gavaudan, S., Canonico, C., Ravagnan, S., Olivieri, E., Diaferia, M., Marenzoni, M. L., Antognoni, M. T., Capelli, G., Silaghi, C., & Veronesi, F.
Affiliations
  • University of Perugia (IT)
  • Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche (IT)
  • Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie (IT)
  • University of Zurich (CH)
Corresponding author
Veronesi, Fabrizia
ORCID
Venue
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2017-11
Volume
17
Issue
11
Pages
743-748
ISSN
  • 1530-3667 (ISSN-L)
  • 1557-7759
DOI
10.1089/vbz.2017.2154
OpenAlex
W2763745803
Cited by
31
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0
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FWCI
3.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • OpenAgrar (submittedVersion)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Bartonella species infections research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Viral Infections and Vectors
Keywords
Ixodes ricinus, dogs, tick-borne pathogens, Rickettsia monacensis, Rickettsia helvetica, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia lusitaniae, Borrelia afzelii, Babesia venatorum, co-infection, zoonotic transmission, reservoir hosts, central Italy
MeSH terms
Animals, Babesia, DNA, Bacterial, Dog Diseases, Dogs, Female, Italy, Male, Nymph, Rickettsia, Tick Infestations, Zoonoses, Borrelia burgdorferi Group, DNA, Protozoan, Ixodes, Anaplasma phagocytophilum

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