Widespread Rickettsia spp. Infections in Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea) in Taiwan

Journal of Medical Entomology
Chi-Chien KuoHsi-Chieh Wang

Abstract

Ticks are second to mosquitoes as the most important disease vectors, and recent decades have witnessed the emergence of many novel tick-borne rickettsial diseases, but systematic surveys of ticks and tick-borne rickettsioses are generally lacking in Asia. We collected and identified ticks from small mammal hosts between 2006 and 2010 in different parts of Taiwan. Rickettsia spp. infections in ticks were identified by targeting ompB and gltA genes with nested polymerase chain reaction. In total, 2,732 ticks were collected from 1,356 small mammals. Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides Supino (51.8% of total ticks), Haemaphysalis bandicota Hoogstraal & Kohls (28.0%), and Ixodes granulatus Supino (20.0%) were the most common tick species, and Rattus losea Swinhoe (44.7% of total ticks) and Bandicota indica Bechstein (39.9%) were the primary hosts. The average Rickettsia infective rate in 329 assayed ticks was 31.9% and eight Rickettsia spp. or closely related species were identified. This study shows that rickettsiae-infected ticks are widespread in Taiwan, with a high diversity of Rickettsia spp. circulating in the ticks. Because notifiable rickettsial diseases in Taiwan only include mite-borne scrub typhus and flea-borne murine typhus...Continue Reading

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Jul 19, 2016·Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases·Rupak Khatri-ChhetriKurtis Jai-Chyi Pei
Mar 7, 2017·PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases·Chi-Chien KuoPeter M Atkinson
Nov 28, 2017·Parasites & Vectors·Chi-Chien KuoHsi-Chieh Wang
Jan 22, 2020·PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases·Chen-Yu WeiChi-Chien Kuo
Oct 10, 2018·Experimental & Applied Acarology·Mackenzie L Kwak
Apr 5, 2020·Experimental & Applied Acarology·Mackenzie L Kwak
Jul 11, 2020·Experimental & Applied Acarology·Chi-Chien KuoHsi-Chieh Wang
Aug 18, 2018·Experimental & Applied Acarology·Chi-Chien KuoHsi-Chieh Wang
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Nov 7, 2019·Journal of Medical Entomology·Hsi-Chieh WangChi-Chien Kuo
Dec 1, 2021·Medical and Veterinary Entomology·Chi-Chien KuoHsi-Chieh Wang

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