Molecular Detection of Tick-Borne Pathogens in American Bison (Bison bison) at El Uno Ecological Reserve, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico
| Autor: | Juan R. Sánchez-Ayala, José J. Lira-Amaya, Martha P. Olivas-Sánchez, Diana Marcela Beristain-Ruiz, Javier A. Garza-Hernández, Gabriel Pons-Monarrez, Cuauhcihuatl Vital-García, Samuel Flores-Ceballos, Julio V. Figueroa-Millán, Carlos Arturo Rodríguez-Alarcón |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Microbiology (medical)
tick-borne diseases Wildlife Zoology Article ticks Bison bison medicine Immunology and Allergy symbols.heraldic_charge Borrelia burgdorferi Molecular Biology Babesia bigemina visual_art.artwork Tick-borne disease General Immunology and Microbiology biology biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Rickettsia rickettsii bacterial infections and mycoses Infectious Diseases American bison visual_art symbols Herd Medicine bacteria North American prairies |
| Zdroj: | Pathogens Volume 10 Issue 11 Pathogens, Vol 10, Iss 1428, p 1428 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2076-0817 |
| Popis: | American bison (Bison bison) is listed as near-threatened and in danger of extinction in Mexico. Recent studies have demonstrated the presence of several emerging pathogens at the Janos Biosphere Reserve (JBR), inhabited by one wild herd of American bison. Blood samples were collected from 26 American bison in the JBR. We tested for the presence of Anaplasma marginale, Babesia bigemina, B. bovis, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, and Rickettsia rickettsii DNA using nested and semi-nested PCR protocols performing duplicates in two different laboratories. Results showed three animals (11.5%) positive for B. burgdorferi s. l., three more (11.5%) for Rickettsia rickettsii, and four (19.2%) for B. bovis. Two individuals were co-infected with B. burgdorferi s. l. and B. bovis. We found no animals positive for A. marginale and B. bigemina. This is the first report in America of R. rickettsii in American bison. American bison has been described as an important reservoir for pathogens of zoonotic and veterinary importance thus, the presence of tick-borne pathogen DNA in the JBR American bison indicates the importance of continuous wildlife health surveys. |
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