Molecular detection reveals diverse tick-borne bacterial and protozoan pathogens in two tick species from Yingshan County of Hubei Province, China in 2021-2022

In this study, a total of 179 ticks infesting ruminant livestock, including 166 ticks and 13 ticks were collected from Yingshan county of Hubei province, China in 2021-2022. PCR testing and sequence analysis revealed that the ticks infected with various species of pathogens including ( ), ( , , , an...

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Published in:Frontiers in microbiology 2023, Vol.14, p.1298037-1298037
Main Authors: Zhao, Na, Pan, Kai, Teng, Zhongqiu, Wang, Hongliang, Zhang, Xue, Ren, Hongyu, Yi, Lei, He, Jia, Cai, Kun, Qin, Tian
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Language:English
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Anaplasma
Ehrlichi
Piroplasms
Rickettsia
tick
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Summary:In this study, a total of 179 ticks infesting ruminant livestock, including 166 ticks and 13 ticks were collected from Yingshan county of Hubei province, China in 2021-2022. PCR testing and sequence analysis revealed that the ticks infected with various species of pathogens including ( ), ( , , , and A. boleense), ( and sp.), ( and ), and ( ). The infection rates of these pathogens were 0.56, 16.76, 7.26, 2.79 and 0.56%. respectively, while only 3 of 13 ticks were detected to be infected wth sp. ., or . Our results revealed that a variety of tick-borne pathogens highly carried by these ticks, specially . Therefore, it is necessary to make effective control of the ticks and the tick-borne diseases in the County.
ISSN:1664-302X
1664-302X
DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1298037