Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii (Legionellales: Coxiellaceae) Infection Among Wildlife Species and the Tick Hyalomma lusitanicum (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Meso-Mediterranean Ecosystem
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dig-inia-es-10261-3434162024-05-14T20:39:16Z Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii (Legionellales: Coxiellaceae) Infection Among Wildlife Species and the Tick Hyalomma lusitanicum (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Meso-Mediterranean Ecosystem González, Julia González, Marta G. Valcárcel Sancho, Félix María Sánchez, María Martín-Hernández, Raquel Tercero, José Maria Olmeda, Sonia A. Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España) González, Julia [0000-0003-1517-4559] González, Marta G. [0000-0002-3561-3910] Valcárcel Sancho, Félix María [0000-0001-5609-0496] Martín-Hernández, Raquel [0000-0002-1730-9368] Tercero, José Maria [0000-0001-8932-1019] Olmeda, Sonia A. [0000-0003-2487-1751] Q fever Meso-Mediterranean Tick Transovarial and transstadial transmission 6 Pág. Q fever is a worldwide zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii (Derrick) Philip. It is a major cause of abortion among sheep and may be responsible for reproductive losses in red deer in Spain. Airborne transmission is the most widespread; however, some studies suggested that ticks may play a role, but little is known about their actual involvement in the C. burnetii cycle. The aim of this study was to determine the role that Hyalomma lusitanicum (Koch) tick plays in the maintenance of this agent among wildlife in the meso-Mediterranean areas. We processed by PCR 53 swabs from wild rabbits, 21 liver samples from red deer, and 236 ticks collected at different stages. Coxiella burnetii DNA was detected in 43.40% of wild rabbits and 38.09% of red deer, supporting the hypothesis that these animals are quite likely to serve as a reservoir in the field. We also found a high prevalence of C. burnetii in ticks (55.66%). It is worth noting that 50.45% of positive ticks were collected from negative hosts, suggesting that the pathogen probably was acquired at a previous tick stage. Our results suggest transstadial transmission, and the presence of bacterial DNA in the offspring of positive female ticks is the first evidence of the transovarial transmission of C. burnetii by H. lusitanicum. Thus, this tick species seems to play an important role as a bridge of infection in the wildlife cycle, although further studies are needed to confirm vector competence. This study was funded by Villamagna SA and the INIA Project (RTA-2014-00080-00) Peer reviewed 2024-01-24T07:08:54Z 2024-01-24T07:08:54Z 2020-02-27 artículo http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 Journal of Medical Entomology 57(2): 551-556 (2020) 0022-2585 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/343416 10.1093/jme/tjz169 1938-2928 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 31589748 2-s2.0-85081155641 https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85081155641 en #PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE# info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO//RTA2014-00080-00-00/ES/Perspectivas del control de garrapatas. Actualización del estado de resistencia a acaricidas y posibles alternativas con nuevos productos/ Departamento de Reproducción Animal Publisher's version https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjz169 Sí open Oxford University Press |
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Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España) González, Julia González, Marta G. Valcárcel Sancho, Félix María Sánchez, María Martín-Hernández, Raquel Tercero, José Maria Olmeda, Sonia A. |
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González, Julia González, Marta G. Valcárcel Sancho, Félix María Sánchez, María Martín-Hernández, Raquel Tercero, José Maria Olmeda, Sonia A. |
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Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii (Legionellales: Coxiellaceae) Infection Among Wildlife Species and the Tick Hyalomma lusitanicum (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Meso-Mediterranean Ecosystem |
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Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii (Legionellales: Coxiellaceae) Infection Among Wildlife Species and the Tick Hyalomma lusitanicum (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Meso-Mediterranean Ecosystem |
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Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii (Legionellales: Coxiellaceae) Infection Among Wildlife Species and the Tick Hyalomma lusitanicum (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Meso-Mediterranean Ecosystem |
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Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii (Legionellales: Coxiellaceae) Infection Among Wildlife Species and the Tick Hyalomma lusitanicum (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Meso-Mediterranean Ecosystem |
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Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii (Legionellales: Coxiellaceae) Infection Among Wildlife Species and the Tick Hyalomma lusitanicum (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Meso-Mediterranean Ecosystem |
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prevalence of coxiella burnetii (legionellales: coxiellaceae) infection among wildlife species and the tick hyalomma lusitanicum (acari: ixodidae) in a meso-mediterranean ecosystem |
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