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Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens Circulating in Peri-Domestic Areas in Mainland Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorMoerbeck, Leonardo
dc.contributor.authorParreira, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorSzczotko, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorSeixas, Gonçalo
dc.contributor.authorVelez, Rita
dc.contributor.authorDmitryjuk, Małgorzata
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Ana Sofia
dc.contributor.authorDomingos, Ana
dc.contributor.authorAntunes, Sandra
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-13T11:50:13Z
dc.date.available2025-02-13T11:50:13Z
dc.date.issued2024-05-16
dc.description(This article belongs to the Special Issue The One Health Challenge: Zoonotic Parasites)
dc.description.abstractOver the years, tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) have garnered significant interest due to their medical, veterinary and economic importance. Additionally, TBPs have drawn attention to how these microorganisms interact with their own vectors, increasing the risk to human and animal infection of emerging and reemerging zoonoses. In this sense, ticks, which are obligate hematophagous ectoparasites, have a key role in maintaining and transmitting TBPs among humans and animals. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of neglected TBPs in mainland Portugal, namely Anaplasma spp., Babesia spp., Ehrlichia spp. and Neoehrlichia mikurensis. DNA fragments were detected in questing ticks collected from five different ecological areas under investigation. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this study reports new worldwide findings, including B. bigemina infecting Ixodes frontalis, Ixodes ricinus and Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato. Additionally, it presents new findings in Portugal of N. mikurensis infecting I. ricinus and of presumably Wolbachia endosymbionts being detected in I. ricinus. Overall, there were 208 tick samples that were negative for all screened TBPs. The results herein obtained raise concerns about the circulation of neglected TBPs in mainland Portugal, especially in anthropophilic ticks, highlighting the importance of adopting a One Health perspective.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia - GHTM-UID/04413/2020 and LA-REAL–LA/P/0117/2020.
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationMicroorganisms. 2024 May 16;12(5):1006. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms12051006
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/microorganisms12051006pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2076-2607
dc.identifier.pmid38792834
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/10341
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relationGlobal Health and Tropical Medicine
dc.relationTranslation and Innovation towards Global Health
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/5/1006
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/journal/microorganismspt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectIxodes ricinuspt_PT
dc.subjectNeoehrlichia mikurensispt_PT
dc.subjectOne Healthpt_PT
dc.subjectSurveillance
dc.subjectTick-borne Pathogens
dc.subjectZoonotic Parasites
dc.subjectInfecções Sistémicas e Zoonoses
dc.titleTicks and Tick-Borne Pathogens Circulating in Peri-Domestic Areas in Mainland Portugalpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleGlobal Health and Tropical Medicine
oaire.awardTitleTranslation and Innovation towards Global Health
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F04413%2F2020/PT
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oaire.citation.issue5pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1006
oaire.citation.titleMicroorganismspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume12pt_PT
oaire.fundingStream6817 - DCRRNI ID
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project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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