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Tick-borne pathogens in tick species infesting humans in Sibiu County, central Romania
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Biology and Environmental Science. (Lnuc EEMiS)
Publ Hlth Direct, Romania.
Inst Diag & Anim Hlth, Romania.
German Ctr Infect Res DZIF Partner Munich, Germany.
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2018 (English)In: Parasitology Research, ISSN 0932-0113, E-ISSN 1432-1955, Vol. 117, no 5, p. 1591-1597Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Romania has a highly diverse tick fauna. Consequently, a high diversity of tick-transmitted pathogens might be a potential threat to humans. However, only a limited number of tick species regularly infest humans, and pathogens present in such species are therefore of particular interest from a medical perspective. In this study, 297 ticks were collected from humans during 2013 and 2014. Ixodes ricinus was the predominant tick species, accounting for 272 specimens or 91.6% of the ticks in the study. Nevertheless, other tick species were also found to infest humans: Dermacentor marginatus constituted 7% of the ticks found on humans (21/297), Haemaphysalis punctata 1% (3/297), and Haemaphysalis concinna 0.3% (1/297). Ticks were tested by PCR for a wide range of tick-borne pathogens. In total, 11.8% of the ticks carried human pathogenic bacteria, while no viral or protozoan pathogens were detected. The most frequently detected pathogen was Rickettsia spp., occurring in 5.4% of the ticks (16/297) and comprising three species: Rickettsia (R.) raoultii, R. monacensis, and R. helvetica. Borrelia s.l. occurred in 3% (9/297) of the ticks. "Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis" occurred in 1.7% (5/297) and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in 1.3% (4/297). Anaplasma bovis was detected in an H. punctata and Borrelia miyamotoi in an I. ricinus. These results point to the need for further studies on the medical importance of tick-borne pathogens in Romania.

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Springer, 2018. Vol. 117, no 5, p. 1591-1597
Keywords [en]
Humans, Ticks, Tick-borne diseases, Sibiu County, Romania
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Microbiology
Research subject
Ecology, Zoonotic Ecology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-76773DOI: 10.1007/s00436-018-5848-0ISI: 000430833000029PubMedID: 29589118Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85044445962OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-76773DiVA, id: diva2:1232353
Available from: 2018-07-11 Created: 2018-07-11 Last updated: 2025-09-23Bibliographically approved

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