Search for tick-borne pathogens in the Svalbard archipelago and Jan Mayen

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60077344%3A_____%2F15%3A00450359" target="_blank" >RIV/60077344:_____/15:00450359 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/60076658:12310/15:43890174 RIV/00027162:_____/15:#0001322
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/polar.v34.27466" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/polar.v34.27466</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/polar.v34.27466" target="_blank" >10.3402/polar.v34.27466</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Search for tick-borne pathogens in the Svalbard archipelago and Jan Mayen
Original language description
The tick species Ixodes uriae, parasitizing seabirds in the Arctic, may transmit many pathogens including various arboviruses, Borrelia spirochetes and Babesia apicomplexans. These pathogens may pose an important additional stress to seabirds, which are already stressed by environmental changes such as pollutants and decreased food availability. Here, we present the results of the first screening for arboviruses of the genera Flavivirus, Alphavirus, Orthobunyavirus, Phlebovirus and Orbivirus, as well as Borrelia spirochetes and Babesia apicomplexans from Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Using polymerase chain reaction technology with genus-specific primers, we tested 89 ticks collected on Jan Mayen, Bjornoya and Spitsbergen between 2008 and 2012. We did not detect any of the screened tick-borne pathogens. Nevertheless, these pathogens may be introduced to Svalbard and Jan Mayen by migratory birds in the near future. The increasing numbers of ticks appearing in the studied areas make this introduction even more likely. Such an introduction would have serious impact on seabird ecology as well as on human public health. Therefore, continuous careful surveillance and monitoring of possible tick-borne pathogen introductions is important.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
EE - Microbiology, virology
OECD FORD branch
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Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2015
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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