Article 2022 · 3 atıf

Zoonotic <i>Babesia microti</i> infection in wild rodents in Erzurum province, northeastern Turkey

Guven, Esin, Akyuz, Muzaffer, Kirman, Ridvan, Balkaya, Ibrahim, Avcioglu, Hamza

Özet

Wild rodents are natural reservoir hosts of various pathogens, including Babesia microti. This study investigated the presence of B. microti in rodents from Erzurum province in Turkey. A total of 498 rodents and 21 rodent-fed ticks were analysed using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique to test for the presence of B. microti. Babesia spp. were detected in three (0.6%) of the 498 rodent spleen samples. The Babesia-positive rodent species were identified as Microtus socialis by means of molecular analysis. The rodent-fed ticks comprised 15 Ixodes laguri and 6 Rhipicephalus sanguineus, none of which tested positive for Babesia spp. A sequence analysis of the 18S PCR amplicons confirmed the three Babesia-positive samples to be B. microti. The Erzurum isolates were 100% identical to the zoonotic Jena strain. The results of this study indicate the existence of zoonotic B. microti strains that may constitute a potential public health risk in Erzurum province. Future studies should determine the tick vector and other reservoir rodent species of B. microti in Erzurum.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Babesia microti Ixodes laguri rodent Turkey SMALL MAMMALS IXODES-RICINUS MOLECULAR-IDENTIFICATION COMMUNITY STRUCTURE BORNE DISEASES TICKS ACARI PREVALENCE PHYLOGENY GLAREOLUS

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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Infectious Diseases Veterinary Sciences

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Dergi: ZOONOSES AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Yıl: 2022
Cilt: 69
Sayı: 7
Sayfa: 875-883
ISSN: 1863-1959
eISSN: 1863-2378
DOI: 10.1111/zph.12983
WoS UID: WOS:000813612100001

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