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Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Candidatus Neoehrlichia sp., Coxiella burnetii and Rickettsia spp. in questing ticks from a recreational park, Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorSantos, A.S.
dc.contributor.authorde Bruin, A.
dc.contributor.authorVeloso, A.R.
dc.contributor.authorMarques, C.
dc.contributor.authorPereira da Fonseca, I.
dc.contributor.authorDe Sousa, R.
dc.contributor.authorSprong, H.
dc.contributor.authorSantos-Silva, M.M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-18T11:20:27Z
dc.date.available2019-02-18T11:20:27Z
dc.date.issued2018-09
dc.description.abstractTick-borne agents with medical relevance have been recorded in Portugal but little is known about their oc-currence in urban outdoor leisure areas. This study aimed to investigate ticks and tick-borne agents in threepublic parks of Lisbon’s metropolitan area. A total of 234 questing ticks belonging to eight species were found inParque Florestal de Monsanto (PFM). Ixodes ventalloi represented 40% of collections. Mitochondrial genesconfirmed Ixodes morphological identification, evidencing the intraspecific variability of I. ricinus and particu-larly I. frontalis populations. Regarding tick-borne agents, Rickettsia massiliae DNA were found in 21 (9.0%) ticks,Coxiella burnetii in 15 (6.4%), Anaplasma phagocytophilum in five (2.1%), an agent closely related to CandidatusNeoehrlichia mikurensis in two (0.9%), Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae and Rickettsia monacensis each in one(0.4%). Active enzootic cycles were suggested for these agents by the detection of positives in different timeperiods. Five tick species were founded with C. burnetii, including I. ventalloi which seems to be a new associationrecord. This tick was also the only species found positive for A. phagocytophilum and the Candidatus Neoehrlichiamikurensis-like agent. Two A. phagocytophilum variants were detected in PFM, one of them representing a po-tentially new ecotype already found in I. ventalloi from another Portuguese area. To the authors´ knowledge, thisis also the first report of such a Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis-like microorganism. These data show aninteresting diversity of ticks and tick-borne agents with potential public health relevance in PFM, an urbanrecreational area commonly frequented by humans and their pets.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThe study was supported by FCT project PTDC/SAU-SAP/115266/2009 and project PEst-OE/AGR/UI0276/2014.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationTicks Tick Borne Dis. 2018 Sep;9(6):1555-1564. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.07.010. Epub 2018 Jul 26pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.07.010. Epub 2018 Jul 26pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1877-959X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/5840
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.relationQ fever - from diagnosis to eco-epidemiological investigation of Coxiella burnetii in the context of human infection
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.07.010pt_PT
dc.subjectTickspt_PT
dc.subjectTick-borne Agentspt_PT
dc.subjectRecreational Parkspt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.subjectInfecções Sistémicas e Zoonosespt_PT
dc.titleDetection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Candidatus Neoehrlichia sp., Coxiella burnetii and Rickettsia spp. in questing ticks from a recreational park, Portugalpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleQ fever - from diagnosis to eco-epidemiological investigation of Coxiella burnetii in the context of human infection
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oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876/PEst-OE%2FAGR%2FUI0276%2F2014/PT
oaire.citation.endPage1564pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue6pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1555pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleTicks and Tick-borne Diseasespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume9pt_PT
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