Molecular analysis of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia divergens in red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Western Austria

Wild ungulates may act as reservoirs of various vector borne pathogens that can infect humans and domestic animals. In the present study, blood samples from 196 red deer (Cervus elaphus) from Western Austria (Vorarlberg, Tyrol and Salzburg) were collected on filter paper and tested for Anaplasmatace...

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Published in:Molecular and cellular probes 2017-02, Vol.31, p.55-58
Main Authors: Cézanne, Rita, Mrowietz, Naike, Eigner, Barbara, Duscher, Georg Gerhard, Glawischnig, Walter, Fuehrer, Hans-Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Anaplasma phagocytophilum - genetics
Animals
Austria
Babesia - genetics
Babesia divergens
Blood
Deer - microbiology
Deer - parasitology
Female
Geography
groEL
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Red deer
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Summary:Wild ungulates may act as reservoirs of various vector borne pathogens that can infect humans and domestic animals. In the present study, blood samples from 196 red deer (Cervus elaphus) from Western Austria (Vorarlberg, Tyrol and Salzburg) were collected on filter paper and tested for Anaplasmataceae, Piroplasmida, Rickettsia and filarioid helminths using molecular tools. Babesia divergens was detected in ten (5.1%) and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in three (1.5%) of the 196 samples. Filarioid helminths, Rickettsia spp. and Theileria spp. were not detected. These findings indicate that red deer may serve as reservoirs of Babesia divergens and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Western Austria. Further investigations are needed to assess the presence of these pathogens in ticks in this geographical region, and the significance of these pathogens in both animals and humans.
ISSN:0890-8508
1096-1194
DOI:10.1016/j.mcp.2016.07.003