Artículo
Wild birds as host of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in northwestern Argentina
Fecha de publicación:
09/2018
Editorial:
Elsevier Gmbh
Revista:
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
ISSN:
1877-959X
e-ISSN:
1877-9603
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
Clasificación temática:
Resumen
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s. l.) spirochetes are associated with a wide range of vectors and hosts. Birds are important hosts in the ecology of some hard ticks (Ixodidae) in northwestern Argentina, where B. burgdorferi s.l. have been detected in Ixodes pararicinus. We evaluated Borrelia infection in ticks collected from wild birds by molecular analysis through the presence of Borrelia DNA (by nested-PCR targeting the fla gene). A total of 381 ticks (357 larvae and 24 nymphs) belonging to four species (I. pararicinus, Haemaphysalis juxtakochi, Haemaphysalis leporispalustris and Amblyomma sp.) were collected. Partial sequences of the fla gene of Borrelia (100% identical to Borrelia sp. haplotype I from Argentina) were detected in 9 of 70 tick pools (6 pools of larvae and 1 pool of nymphs of I. pararicinus, and in 2 pools of H. juxtakochi larvae) collected on Turdus rufiventris, Syndactila rufosuperciliata and Troglodytes aedon. The results of this study suggest that resident birds have reservoir capacity for Borrelia sp. haplotype I.
Palabras clave:
Argentina
,
Borrelia Burgdorferi
,
Ixodes Pararicinus
,
Passeriformes
Archivos asociados
Licencia
Identificadores
Colecciones
Articulos(CCT - CORDOBA)
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - CORDOBA
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - CORDOBA
Articulos(CCT - NORDESTE)
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - NORDESTE
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - NORDESTE
Articulos(IIBYT)
Articulos de INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLOGICAS Y TECNOLOGICAS
Articulos de INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLOGICAS Y TECNOLOGICAS
Citación
Flores, Fernando Sebastián; Muñoz Leal, Sebastián; Diaz, Luis Adrian; Labruna, Marcelo B.; Wild birds as host of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in northwestern Argentina; Elsevier Gmbh; Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases; 9; 6; 9-2018; 1586-1589
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