Infection of Ixodes ricinus ticks with Bartonella spp. in the Lublin macroregion
Journal Title: Polish Journal of Public Health - Year 2009, Vol 119, Issue 4
Abstract
[b]Introduction[/b]. Diseases transmitted by [i]Ixodes ricinus [/i]ticks are naturally focal, which justifi es the study on environmental conditions of the transmission of pathogens vectored by these arthropods. [b]Aim[/b]. The aim of the study was to determine the level of infection of ticks with [i]Bartonella spp[/i]., which is the etiological factor of cat scratch disease, Carrion’s disease and trench fever. [b]Materials and methods[/b]. 1182 Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from fi ve selected sites in the Lublin macroregion (Zwierzyniec, Żyrzyn, Parczew, Włodawa, Dąbrowa). To detect [i]Bartonella spp[/i]., the polymerase chain reaction method (PCR) was applied; the genetic marker was the gltA gene encoding the citrate synthase. [b]Results[/b]. The total percentage of infections with [i]Bartonella spp[/i]. in the Lublin macroregion was 1.1%. The highest proportion of infections was found in ticks harvested in Dąbrowa (3.4%), while that detected in Parczew was much lower (0.9%). In three remaining study areas (Zwierzyniec, Żyrzyn, Włodawa) the [i]gltA[/i] gene was not found in the collected ticks. The levels of infection in males and in females were similar (2.2% and 2.0%), while in nymphs Bartonella spp. gene was not detected. [b]Conclusions[/b]. Despite the low percentage of infections with [i]Bartonella spp[/i]. in the Lublin province (1.1%), [i]Ixodes ricinus [/i]ticks cannot be excluded as a potential vector of this pathogen, which may be important for the appropriate diagnostics and prophylactics of tick-borne diseases.
Authors and Affiliations
Violetta Zając, Angelina Wójcik-Falta, Jolanta Szymańska
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