Identification and molecular characterization of spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks collected from farm ruminants in Lebanon

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60076658%3A12310%2F18%3A43897457" target="_blank" >RIV/60076658:12310/18:43897457 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/60077344:_____/18:00498163

Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2017.10.001" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.ttbdis.2017.10.001</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Identification and molecular characterization of spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks collected from farm ruminants in Lebanon

Original language description

Tick-borne diseases have become a world health concern, emerging with increasing incidence in recent decades. Spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae are tick-borne pathogens recognized as important agents of human tick-borne diseases worldwide. In this study, 88 adult ticks from the species Hyalomma anatolicum, Rhipicephalus annulatus, Rh. bursa, Rh. sanguineus sensu lato, and Rh. turanicus, were collected from farm ruminants in Lebanon, and SFG rickettsiae were molecularly identified and characterized in these ticks. The screening showed a prevalence of 68% for Rickettsia spp., including the species R. aeschlimannii, R. africae, R. massiliae and Candidatus R. barbariae, the latter considered an emerging member of the SFG rickettsiae. These findings contribute to a better knowledge of the distribution of these pathogens and demonstrate that SFG rickettsiae with public health relevance are found in ticks collected in Lebanon, where the widespread distribution of tick vectors and possible livestock animal hosts in contact with humans may favor transmission to humans. Few reports exist for some of the tick species identified here as being infected with SFG Rickettsia. Some of these tick species are proven vectors of the hosted rickettsiae, although this information is unknown for other of these species. Therefore, these results suggested further investigation on the vector competence of the tick species with unknown role in transmission of some of the pathogens identified in this study.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10608 - Biochemistry and molecular biology

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2018

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases

ISSN

1877-959X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

9

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

5

Pages from-to

104-108

UT code for WoS article

000416371100017

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85031684834