Tick- and fly-borne bacteria in ungulates: the prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, haemoplasmas and rickettsiae in water buffalo and deer species in Central Europe, Hungary
| Autor: | Barbara Flaisz, Tibor Kovács, Róbert Farkas, Sándor Hornok, Regina Hofmann-Lehmann, László Sugár, Attila Micsutka, Gábor Horváth, Marina L. Meli, Nóra Takács, José de la Fuente, Isabel G. Fernández de Mera, Enikő Gönczi |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Hungarian Scientific Research Fund, Ministry of Human Capacities (Hungary), University of Zurich, Hornok, Sándor |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine Veterinary medicine 3400 General Veterinary animal diseases Prevalence Candidatus mycoplasma haemobos medicine.disease_cause Mycoplasma Ticks Mycoplasma suis ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haemobos’ 11434 Center for Clinical Studies lcsh:Veterinary medicine biology General Medicine Roe deer Mouflon 11404 Department of Clinical Diagnostics and Services Research Article Anaplasma phagocytophilum Buffaloes Rickettsiaceae Infections Animals Wild 610 Medicine & health Tick Mycoplasma wenyonii 03 medical and health sciences Rickettsiaceae Rickettsia helvetica biology.animal parasitic diseases medicine Animals Mycoplasma Infections Hungary General Veterinary Deer Diptera Ehrlichiosis biology.organism_classification Insect Vectors 030104 developmental biology Candidatus lcsh:SF600-1100 Arachnid Vectors Ixodes |
| Zdroj: | Digital.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC instname BMC Veterinary Research BMC Veterinary Research, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2018) |
| Popis: | [Background]: Hunting constitutes an important industry in Europe. However, data on the prevalence of vector-borne bacteria in large game animal species are lacking from several countries. Blood or spleen samples (239 and 270, respectively) were taken from red, fallow and roe deer, as well as from water buffaloes, mouflons and wild boars in Hungary, followed by DNA extraction and molecular analyses for Anaplasma phagocytophilum, haemoplasmas and rickettsiae. [Results]: Based on blood samples, the prevalence rate of A. phagocytophilum infection was significantly higher in red deer (97.9%) than in fallow deer (72.7%) and roe deer (60%), and in all these compared to mouflons (6.3%). In addition, 39.2% of the spleen samples from wild boars were PCR positive for A. phagocytophilum, but none of the buffalos. Based on blood samples, the prevalence rates of both Mycoplasma wenyonii (Mw) and 'Candidatus M. haemobos' (CMh) infections were significantly higher in buffaloes (Mw: 91.2%; CMh: 73.3%) than in red deer (Mw: 64.6%; CMh: 45.8%), and in both of them compared to fallow deer (Mw: 30.3%; CMh: 9.1%) and roe deer (Mw: 20%; CMh: 1.5%). The prevalence of Mw and CMh infection significantly correlated with the body sizes of these hosts. Furthermore, Mw was significantly more prevalent than CMh in buffaloes, red and roe deer. Mycoplasma ovis was detected in mouflons, M. suis in wild boars, R. helvetica in one fallow deer and one mouflon, and an unidentified Rickettsia sp. in a fallow deer. [Conclusions]: Forest-dwelling game animal species were found to be important carriers of A. phagocytophilum. In contrast, animals grazing grassland (i.e. buffaloes) were less likely to get infected with this Ixodes ricinus-borne pathogen. Water buffaloes, deer species, mouflons and wild boars harbored haemoplasmas that may affect domestic ungulates. Evaluated animals with larger body size had significantly higher prevalence of infection with haemoplasmas compared to smaller deer species. The above host species rarely carried rickettsiae. This study was financially supported by OTKA115854 (molecular work) and 12190–4/2017/FEKUTSTRAT grant of the Hungarian Ministry of Human Capacities (open access publication). |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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