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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Socolovschi, Cristina ; Kernif, Tahar ; Raoult, Didier ; Parola, Philippe
Socolovschi, Cristina ; Kernif, Tahar ; Raoult, Didier ; Parola, Philippe Less -
Description:
Argas vespertilionis, an argasid tick associated with bats and bat habitats in Europe, Africa, and Asia has been reported to bite humans; however, studies investigating the presence of vector-borne pathogens in these ticks are lacking. Using molecular tools, we tested 5 A. vespertilionis ticks collected in 2010 from the floor of a bat-infested attic in southwestern France that had been converted into bedrooms. Rickettsia sp. AvBat, a new genotype of spotted fever group rickettsiae, was detected and cultivated from 3 of the 5 ticks. A new species of the Ehrlichia canis group, Ehrlichia sp. AvBat, was also detected in 3 ticks. Four ticks were infected with Borrelia sp. CPB1, a relapsing fever agent of the Borrelia group that caused fatal borreliosis in a bat in the United Kingdom. Further studies are needed to characterize these new agents and determine if the A. vespertilionis tick is a vector and/or reservoir of these agents.
Subject:
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Animals
Argas
Argasid Tick
Argas Vespertilionis
Bacteria
Bat
Bat Tick
Borrelia
Chiroptera
Coxiella Burnetii
DNA, Bacterial
Ehrlichia
France
Genes, Bacterial
Humans
Parasites
Phylogeny
Research
Reservoir
Rickettsia
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Tickborne
Ticks
Vector

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 18(12):1966-1975.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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