Molecular survey of arthropod-borne pathogens in ticks obtained from Japanese wildcats
| Autor: | Morihiro Tateno, Masako Izawa, Asuka Setoguchi, Ayano Sunahara, Tomohide Matsuo, Yasuyuki Endo, Nozomi Nakanishi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Bartonella Felidae Veterinary medicine Anaplasma Anaplasma bovis Molecular Sequence Data Ehrlichia Babesia Tick Microbiology Ticks Japan Species Specificity Eucoccidiida parasitic diseases Animals Phylogeny Base Sequence biology Arthropod Vectors Sequence Analysis DNA Amblyomma testudinarium bacterial infections and mycoses biology.organism_classification Tick Infestations Hepatozoon Infectious Diseases Insect Science Female Parasitology Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis |
| Zdroj: | Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 6:281-289 |
| ISSN: | 1877-959X |
| Popis: | The Iriomote cat (IC), Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis, and the Tsushima leopard cat (TLC), Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus, are endangered subspecies of leopard cats in Japan. In addition to habitat destruction and road kills, infectious diseases may threaten their populations, and infection with arthropod-borne pathogens has been reported in both subspecies. Infestations with ectoparasites, especially ticks, have frequently been observed in ICs and TLCs. In the present study, ticks collected from captured ICs and TLCs between November 2011 and January 2012 were morphologically identified and the prevalence of the pathogens Bartonella sp., Babesia sp., Ehrlichia sp., Anaplasma sp., Hepatozoon sp., and hemoplasmas in the ticks was molecularly evaluated. The ticks Haemaphysalis longicornis, H. hystricis, and Amblyomma testudinarium were obtained from ICs, and H. megaspinosa, Ixodes tanuki, H. campanulata, and A. testudinarium were collected from TLCs. The pathogens Hepatozoon felis, Babesia sp., and Anaplasma bovis were detected in ticks obtained from ICs, while H. felis. Babesia sp., Ehrlichia sp., E. muris, ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum’, and Bartonella henselae were found in ticks from TLCs. To protect and conserve these endangered animals, continuous monitoring and additional surveys will be necessary to understand the role of ticks as disease vectors in Japanese wildcats. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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