Detection ofBorrelia lusitaniae,Rickettsiasp. IRS3,Rickettsia monacensis, andAnaplasma phagocytophiluminIxodes ricinusCollected in Madeira Island, Portugal | Zendy

Isabel Lopes de Carvalho | Zendy; Natacha Milhano | Zendy; Ana Sofia Santos | Zendy; Victor Almeida | Zendy; Sílvia C. Barros | Zendy; Rita de Sousa | Zendy; Maria Sofia Núncio | Zendy

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Detection ofBorrelia lusitaniae,Rickettsiasp. IRS3,Rickettsia monacensis, andAnaplasma phagocytophiluminIxodes ricinusCollected in Madeira Island, Portugal

Author(s) -

Isabel Lopes de Carvalho,

Natacha Milhano,

Ana Sofia Santos,

Victor Almeida,

Sílvia C. Barros,

Rita de Sousa,

Maria Sofia Núncio

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

vector-borne and zoonotic diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.839

H-Index - 73

eISSN - 1557-7759

pISSN - 1530-3667

DOI - 10.1089/vbz.2007.0245

Subject(s) - anaplasma phagocytophilum , ixodes ricinus , rickettsia , biology , virology , ixodes , microbiology and biotechnology , borrelia , anaplasma , tick , borrelia burgdorferi , antibody , genetics , virus

A total of 300 Ixodes ricinus ticks were tested by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the presence of Borrelia spp., Rickettsia spp., and Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Sequence analysis demonstrated 8 (2.7%) ticks infected with B. lusitaniae, 60 (20%) with Rickettsia spp., and 1 (0.3%) with A. phagocytophilum. Seven (2.3%) ticks were coinfected with B. lusitaniae and Rickettsia spp., 2 (0.6%) with R. monacensis, and 5 (1.7%) with Rickettsia sp. IRS3. The results of this study suggest simultaneous transmission of multiple tick-borne agents on Madeira Island, Portugal.

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