Prevalence and genetic diversity of Shibuyunji virus, a novel tick-borne phlebovirus identified in Zambia
| Autor: | Katendi Changula, Masahiro Kajihara, Saidon Mbambara, Herman M. Chambaro, Simbarashe Chitanga, Karen Sichibalo, Hirofumi Sawa, Edgar Simulundu, Ayato Takada, King S. Nalubamba |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Phlebovirus
medicine.medical_specialty Zambia Tick Article Virus 03 medical and health sciences Medical microbiology Amblyomma Virology parasitic diseases Prevalence Rhipicephalus medicine Animals Phylogeny 030304 developmental biology 0303 health sciences Genetic diversity biology 030306 microbiology Genetic Variation Sequence Analysis DNA General Medicine bacterial infections and mycoses biology.organism_classification Phlebotomus Fever Tick-Borne Diseases Hyalomma |
| Zdroj: | Arch Virol |
| ISSN: | 1432-8798 0304-8608 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00705-020-04924-9 |
| Popis: | Tick-borne pathogens are an emerging public health threat worldwide. However, information on tick-borne viruses is scanty in sub-Saharan Africa. Here, by RT-PCR, 363 ticks (Amblyomma, Hyalomma and Rhipicephalus) in the Namwala and Livingstone districts of Zambia were screened for tick-borne phleboviruses (TBPVs). TBPVs (L gene) were detected in 19 (5.2%) Rhipicephalus ticks in Namwala. All the detected TBPVs were Shibuyunji viruses. Phylogenetically, they were closely related to American dog tick phlebovirus. This study highlights the possible role of Rhipicephalus ticks as the main host of Shibuyunji virus and suggests that these viruses may be present outside the area where they were initially discovered. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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