Co-infection of tick-borne bacterial pathogens in ticks in Inner Mongolia, China.
| Autor: | Dan Liu, Wulantuya, Hongxia Fan, Xiaona Li, Fangchao Li, Ting Gao, Xuhong Yin, Zitong Zhang, Minzhi Cao, Hiroki Kawabata, Kozue Sato, Norio Ohashi, Shuji Ando, Gaowa |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 3, p e0011121 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1935-2727 1935-2735 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011121 |
| Popis: | Tick-borne infectious diseases pose a serious health threat in certain regions of the world. Emerging infectious diseases caused by novel tick-borne pathogens have been reported that are causing particular concern. Several tick-borne diseases often coexist in the same foci, and a single vector tick can transmit two or more pathogens at the same time, which greatly increases the probability of co-infection in host animals and humans and can lead to an epidemic of tick-borne disease. The lack of epidemiological data and information on the specific clinical symptoms related to co-infection with tick-borne pathogens means that it is not currently possible to accurately and rapidly distinguish between a single pathogen infection and co-infection with multiple pathogens, which can have serious consequences. Inner Mongolia in the north of China is endemic for tick-borne infectious diseases, especially in the eastern forest region. Previous studies have found that more than 10% of co-infections were in host-seeking ticks. However, the lack of data on the specific types of co-infection with pathogens makes clinical treatment difficult. In our study, we present data on the co-infection types and the differences in co-infection among different ecological regions through genetic analysis of tick samples collected throughout Inner Mongolia. Our findings may aid clinicians in the diagnosis of concomitant tick-borne infectious diseases. |
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