dc.contributor | Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus |
dc.contributor.author | Palomar, Ana M. |
dc.contributor.author | Bocanegra García, Maria Cristina |
dc.contributor.author | Portillo, Aránzazu |
dc.contributor.author | Salvador Velez, Fernando M |
dc.contributor.author | Moreno, María Milagros |
dc.contributor.author | Oteo, José A. |
dc.contributor.author | Molina Romero, Israel |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-09T15:02:06Z |
dc.date.available | 2022-09-09T15:02:06Z |
dc.date.issued | 2022-04-21 |
dc.identifier.citation | Palomar AM, Molina I, Bocanegra C, Portillo A, Salvador F, Moreno M, et al. Old zoonotic agents and novel variants of tick-borne microorganisms from Benguela (Angola), July 2017. Parasit Vectors. 2022 Apr 21;15:140. |
dc.identifier.issn | 1756-3305 |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11351/8133 |
dc.description | Anaplasmataceae; Ticks; Zoonotic agents |
dc.description | Anaplasmatàcies; Paparres; Agents zoonòtics |
dc.description.abstract | Background
Ticks and tick-borne diseases constitute a real threat for the livestock industry, which is increasing in Angola. In addition, ticks are vectors of zoonoses of public health concern, and scarce information is available from this country. In an effort to contribute to the prevention of zoonotic infectious diseases affecting humans and animals, the molecular screening of certain tick-related microorganisms collected on cattle in Angola was performed under a ‘One Health’ scope.
Methods
Ticks collected from cattle in Cubal (Benguela Province, Angola) in July 2017 were analysed in pools using specific PCR assays for bacteria (Rickettsia, Anaplasmataceae, Borrelia, Coxiella and Spiroplasma) and protozoa (Theileria and Babesia) detection.
Results
A total of 124 tick specimens were grouped in 25 pools (two Amblyomma variegatum, three Hyalomma truncatum, 16 Rhipicephalus decoloratus, two Rhipicephalus duttoni, one Rhipicephalus evertsi mimeticus and one Rhipicephalus sp.). The amplified microorganisms were (pools): Rickettsia africae (two A. variegatum and one R. decoloratus), Rickettsia aeschlimannii (three H. truncatum), Ehrlichia spp. (six R. decoloratus), Coxiella spp. (all but H. truncatum), Francisella sp. (one H. truncatum), Spiroplasma sp. closely related to Spiroplasma ixodetis (three R. decoloratus), Babesia bigemina (two R. decoloratus) and Babesia spp. (two A. variegatum). The obtained nucleotide sequences from Ehrlichia spp., two Coxiella genotypes (from R. duttoni and Rhipicephalus sp.), Francisella sp. and Babesia spp. (from A. variegatum) reached low identities with known genetically characterized species.
Conclusions
This study demonstrates the circulation in Angola of the pathogen R. aeschlimannii and potential novel tick-related microorganisms belonging to Ehrlichia, Coxiella, Francisella, Spiroplasma and Babesia spp. and corroborates the presence of R. africae and B. bigemina. Our results should be considered in developing protocols for the management of fever of unknown origin and for veterinary practices. Further studies are required to evaluate the risk of tick-borne diseases in Angola. |
dc.language.iso | eng |
dc.publisher | BMC |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Parasites & Vectors;15 |
dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
dc.source | Scientia |
dc.subject | Paparres com a portadores de malalties |
dc.subject | Malalties parasitàries |
dc.subject.mesh | Tick-Borne Diseases |
dc.subject.mesh | /microbiology |
dc.title | Old zoonotic agents and novel variants of tick-borne microorganisms from Benguela (Angola), July 2017 |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/s13071-022-05238-2 |
dc.subject.decs | enfermedades por picaduras de garrapatas |
dc.subject.decs | /microbiología |
dc.relation.publishversion | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05238-2 |
dc.type.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
dc.audience | Professionals |
dc.contributor.organismes | Institut Català de la Salut |
dc.contributor.authoraffiliation | [Palomar AM, Portillo A, Oteo JA] Infectious Diseases Department, Center of Rickettsiosis and Arthropod-Borne Diseases (CRETAV), San Pedro University Hospital-Center of Biomedical Research From La Rioja (CIBIR), Logroño, La Rioja, Spain. [Molina I, Bocanegra C, Salvador F] Servei de Malalties Infeccioses, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. PROSICS, Barcelona, Spain. [Moreno M] Hospital Nossa Senhora da Paz, Cubal, Angola |
dc.identifier.pmid | 35449022 |
dc.identifier.wos | 000784578400003 |
dc.rights.accessrights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |