Borrelia, Rickettsia, and
Ehrlichia Species in Bat Ticks, France,
2010

Socolovschi, Cristina; Kernif, Tahar; Raoult, Didier; Parola, Philippe

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Borrelia, Rickettsia, and Ehrlichia Species in Bat Ticks, France, 2010

Published Date:

Dec 2012

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Emerg Infect Dis. 18(12):1966-1975.

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Socolovschi, Cristina ; Kernif, Tahar ; Raoult, Didier ; Parola, Philippe ;

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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.

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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