Evidence for transovarial transmission of tick-borne rickettsiae circulating in Northern Mongolia

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Thomas C MooreGregory C Gray

Abstract

Transstadial transmission of tick-borne rickettsiae has been well documented. Few studies, however, have evaluated the role of transovarial transmission of tick-borne rickettsiae, particularly in nature within the host-vector ecosystem. This cross-sectional study aimed to understand the role of transovarial transmission of tick-borne rickettsiae among feeding ticks at different life stages. Tick eggs laid by engorged wild-caught adult female ticks were pooled and tested for Rickettsia spp. and Anaplasma/Ehrlichia spp. using molecular techniques, while adult fed ticks were tested individually. Additionally, larval and nymphal ticks were collected in the wild from small mammals, pooled and tested for Rickettsia spp. and Anaplasma/Ehrlichia spp. There were 38 fed adult and 618 larvae/nymphs (60 pools total) Dermacentor spp. ticks collected from livestock and rodents. All individual adult ticks and tick pools were positive for Rickettsia spp. While none of the larvae/nymphs were positive for Anaplasma/Ehrlichia spp., two adult fed ticks were positive. Rickettsia spp. DNA was detected in 91% (30/33) of the pooled eggs tested, and one pool of eggs tested positive for Anaplasma/Ehrlichia spp. Sequencing data revealed Rickettsia spp. s...Continue Reading

References

Jan 1, 1975·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences·W Burgdorfer, L P Brinton
Jan 1, 1990·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences·Q H LiuG F Zhou
Jun 11, 1993·Science·A G Barbour, D Fish
Mar 1, 1997·Lancet·T Lankester, G Davey
Apr 18, 2001·International Journal for Parasitology·B BattsetsegK Fujisaki
Jan 15, 2003·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Kathleen LoGiudiceFelicia Keesing
Jun 18, 2004·Emerging Infectious Diseases·Oleg Y MediannikovDidier Raoult
Mar 10, 2006·International Journal of Medical Microbiology : IJMM·Gernot WalderManfred P Dierich
Aug 5, 2006·Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease·Mogens JenseniusDidier Raoult
Sep 8, 2006·Applied and Environmental Microbiology·Chul-Min KimJoon-Seok Chae
Nov 23, 2006·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences·Marina E EremeevaGregory A Dasch
Nov 23, 2006·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences·Stanislav ShpynovDidier Raoult
Aug 12, 2008·Journal of Wildlife Diseases·Jerry C HaighJanet E Hill
May 15, 2009·Clinical Microbiology and Infection : the Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases·I SamoylenkoP-E Fournier
May 22, 2009·Clinical Microbiology and Infection : the Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases·C SocolovschiP Parola
Jul 25, 2009·Emerging Infectious Diseases·Philippe ParolaDidier Raoult
May 29, 2010·Emerging Infectious Diseases·Dimosthenis ChochlakisAnna Psaroulaki
Jun 4, 2010·The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·Dulce M Bustamante, Cynthia C Lord
Mar 1, 2010·Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases·Vera A RarLeonid I Ivanov
Nov 8, 2011·Applied and Environmental Microbiology·Zhijie LiuHong Yin
Jan 31, 2012·Veterinary Parasitology·Thillaiampalam SivakumarIkuo Igarashi
Jul 13, 2012·Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases·Stephanie SpeckSandra Essbauer
Nov 15, 2012·The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science·Adrian Patalinghug YbañezHisashi Inokuma
Aug 6, 2013·International Journal for Parasitology·Miriam PfäffleTrevor N Petney
Sep 21, 2013·The New England Journal of Medicine·Na JiaWu-Chun Cao
Oct 5, 2013·Clinical Microbiology Reviews·Philippe ParolaDidier Raoult
Jan 24, 2014·Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases·Toshiyuki MasuzawaNobuhiro Takada
Mar 5, 2014·Transboundary and Emerging Diseases·S RennekerU Seitzer
Apr 16, 2014·Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal : WPSAR·UNKNOWN Javkhlan GUNKNOWN Battsetseg B
May 31, 2014·Journal of Parasitology Research·Bijan EsmaeilnejadJafar Arjmand
Oct 11, 2015·The Lancet Infectious Diseases·Li-Qun FangWu-Chun Cao
Nov 6, 2015·Genetics and Molecular Biology·Erik Machado-FerreiraCarlos Augusto Gomes Soares
Dec 20, 2015·Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases·Lijuan LiuBaoliang Xu
Mar 24, 2016·Molecular Biology and Evolution·Sudhir KumarKoichiro Tamura
Jul 31, 2016·Journal of Medical Entomology·Joy A HechtSandor E Karpathy
Dec 30, 2016·Journal of Medical Entomology·Michelle E J AllerdiceChristopher D Paddock
Feb 6, 2017·Parasites & Vectors·Bazartseren BoldbaatarGregory C Gray

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Sep 10, 2019·Infectious Diseases·Karol BorawskiAnna Moniuszko-Malinowska
Aug 30, 2019·Transboundary and Emerging Diseases·Timon FischerArd M Nijhof
Jul 2, 2019·Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases·Yuichi Fukui, Hisashi Inokuma
Mar 27, 2020·Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology·Fangfang WangJinlin Zhou
Nov 16, 2019·Theoretical Population Biology·Simon P Johnstone-RobertsonStephen A Davis
Jul 30, 2020·Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases·Roena SukhiashviliAllen L Richards

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Datasets Mentioned

BETA
MH234455
MH234456
MH208721
MH208722
MG461482
MG461483

Methods Mentioned

BETA
electrophoresis
PCR

Software Mentioned

Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis ( MEGA )
STATA
ArcGIS

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Babesiosis

Babesiosis is caused by parasites of the genus babesia, which are transmitted in nature by the bite of an infected tick. Discover the latest research on babesiosis here.