Coxiella burnetii and Francisella tularensis in wild small mammals from the Czech Republic

Wild rodents are an important source of the tick-borne pathogens Coxiella burnetii and Francisella tularensis. The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence of antibodies and possible coexistence of these pathogens in wild small mammals from three localities in the Czech Republic. A total of 614...

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Published in:Ticks and tick-borne diseases 2020-03, Vol.11 (2), p.101350-101350, Article 101350
Main Authors: Bártová, Eva, Kučerová, Hana Lya, Žákovská, Alena, Budíková, Marie, Nejezchlebová, Helena
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Antibodies, Bacterial - blood
Apodemus
Arvicolinae
Coinfection - epidemiology
Coinfection - microbiology
Coinfection - veterinary
Coxiella burnetii - isolation & purification
Czech Republic - epidemiology
Female
Francisella tularensis - isolation & purification
Male
Moles
Murinae
Myodes
Prevalence
Q fever
Q Fever - epidemiology
Q Fever - microbiology
Q Fever - veterinary
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Serology
Shrews
Tularemia
Tularemia - epidemiology
Tularemia - microbiology
Tularemia - veterinary
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Summary:Wild rodents are an important source of the tick-borne pathogens Coxiella burnetii and Francisella tularensis. The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence of antibodies and possible coexistence of these pathogens in wild small mammals from three localities in the Czech Republic. A total of 614 wild small mammals (324 Apodemus flavicollis, 145 Myodes glareolus, 50 Sorex araneus, 48 A. sylvaticus, 40 A. agrarius, six Microtus arvalis and one Talpa europaea) were trapped between 2012 and 2015. Their sera or heart extracts were examined by modified indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, with the detection of antibodies against C. burnetii and F. tularensis in 12 % and 7 % of animals, respectively; coinfection was identified in 4.4 % of animals. The prevalence of C. burnetii and F. tularensis antibodies statistically differed according to animal species and sex (p 
ISSN:1877-959X
1877-9603
DOI:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2019.101350