Borrelia spirochetes in European exotic farm animals
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60077344%3A_____%2F22%3A00562966" target="_blank" >RIV/60077344:_____/22:00562966 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00027014:_____/22:N0000165 RIV/60076658:12310/22:43905096 RIV/60460709:41340/22:92484
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.996015/full" target="_blank" >https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.996015/full</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.996015" target="_blank" >10.3389/fvets.2022.996015</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Borrelia spirochetes in European exotic farm animals
Original language description
Ticks transmit a broad spectrum of pathogens, threatening both animal and human health. Tick survival and proliferation are strongly dependent on host selection and suitability. The hard tick Ixodes ricinus, which is widespread throughout most of Europe, is a host generalist capable of feeding on many different vertebrate species. Pasture-kept exotic farm animals may be at a high risk for tick and tick-borne pathogens infestations but research characterizing this is currently lacking. This study focused on the detection of Borrelia spirochetes (including Borrelia miyamotoi) in exotic farm animals. Using nested-PCR with Borrelia-specific primers, 121 serum samples from 54 exotic farm animals of several species bred in four different farms in Bohemia and Moravia (Czechia) were tested. Positive samples were sequenced for the identification of Borrelia species. The prevalence of Borrelia DNA in the samples ranged from 13 to 67%, depending on the sampling site. The sequencing results confirmed the DNA presence of multiple spirochete species from the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex. Only one sample from an ostrich (Struthio camelus) was found to be positive for Borrelia myiamotoi. The results show that exotic farm animals can serve as hosts for hard ticks and can be infected by Borrelia spirochetes, transmitted by hard ticks. Therefore, these animals could play a relevant role in maintaining Borrelia spirochetes in nature.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40301 - Veterinary science
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Frontiers in Veterinary Science
ISSN
2297-1769
e-ISSN
2297-1769
Volume of the periodical
9
Issue of the periodical within the volume
SEP
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
996015
UT code for WoS article
000868455100001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85148377111