| tick-borne diseases in turkey: a review based on one health perspective. | the importance of tick-borne diseases is increasing all over the world, including turkey. global warming, environmental and ecological changes and the existence of suitable habitats increase the impact of ticks and result in frequent emergence or re-emergence of tick-borne diseases (tbds) with zoonotic characteristics. in turkey, almost 19 tbds have been reported in animals and men, involving four protozoa (babesiosis, theileriosis, cytauxzoonosis, hepatozoonosis), one filarial nematode (acantho ... | 2016 | 27977689 |
| role of birds in dispersal of etiologic agents of tick-borne zoonoses, spain, 2009. | we amplified gene sequences from anaplasma phagocytophilum, borrelia garinii, b. valaisiana, b. turdi, rickettsia monacensis, r. helvetica, r. sibirica sibirica, and rickettsia spp. (including candidatus rickettsia vini) in ticks removed from birds in spain. the findings support the role of passerine birds as possible dispersers of these tick-borne pathogens. | 2012 | 22709801 |
| first record of ixodes arboricola (ixodida: ixodidae) from turkey with presence of candidatus rickettsia vini (rickettsiales: rickettsiaceae). | birds are the specific hosts of many tick species and may contribute to the dissemination of ticks and tick-borne pathogens throughout the world. determination of ticks infesting birds and their pathogens are important for the detection of natural foci of human pathogens. unfortunately, there is very limited information about the occurrence of ticks on birds and associated pathogens in turkey. we performed a tick survey on three passerine bird species; parus major, sylvia atricapilla, and turdus ... | 2014 | 25118420 |
| genetic characterization of candidatus rickettsia vini, a new rickettsia amplified in ticks from la rioja, spain. | a total of 222 ticks removed from birds in la rioja (spain) were screened for spotted fever group rickettsia species using ompa pcr assays. rickettsia monacensis (n=1) and r. sibirica (n=1) were detected. apart from that, 27 out of 29 ixodes spp. dna extracts that tested positive for ompa did not match with any validated spotted fever group rickettsia. multilocus sequence typing for 16s rrna, glta, ompb, sca4, and 17-kda antigen genes was performed, and r. heilongjiangensis was found to be the n ... | 2012 | 23140892 |
| tick-borne rickettsioses in europe. | rickettsioses are caused by obligate intracellular bacteria within the genus rickettsia, mainly transmitted by arthropods. until recently, mediterranean spotted fever (msf) caused by rickettsia conorii was considered the only tick-borne rickettsiosis in europe. however, 'new' tbr have been described in europe during last years. for instance, other subspecies such as r. conorii caspia and r. conorii israelensis have been involved in msf. dermacentor-borne necrosis erythema and lymphadenopathy/tic ... | 2012 | 23177355 |
| rickettsia vini n. sp. (rickettsiaceae) infecting the tick ixodes arboricola (acari: ixodidae). | recently, a new rickettsia named 'candidatus rickettsia vini' belonging to the spotted fever group has been molecularly detected in ixodes arboricola ticks in spain, the czech republic, slovakia and turkey, with prevalence reaching up to 100 %. the aim of this study was to isolate this rickettsia in pure culture, and to describe it as a new rickettsia species. | 2016 | 27565956 |
| isolated populations of ixodes lividus ticks in the czech republic and belgium host genetically homogeneous rickettsia vini. | in the last two decades, the advent of molecular methods has revealed a remarkable diversity of rickettsiae (rickettsiales: rickettsiaceae) in invertebrates. several species of these obligate intracellular bacteria are known to cause human infections, hence more attention has been directed towards human-biting ectoparasites. a spotted fever group rickettsia sp. was previously detected in ixodes lividus ticks (ixodidae) associated with sand martins (hirundinidae: riparia riparia). in order to ide ... | 2018 | 29373306 |
| sex ratios of the tick ixodes arboricola are strongly female-biased, but there are no indications of sex-distorting bacteria. | studies on sex ratio are of fundamental importance for understanding the biology of populations and biological control of pests and pathogens. in most ixodes tick species, only females feed in the adult stage and, hence, contribute to pathogen transmission. the tree-hole tick ixodes arboricola infests cavity-nesting birds and has limited dispersal possibilities. it plays an important role in the maintenance of zoonotic disease cycles. here, we quantified the sex ratio of 718 adult i. arboricola ... | 2017 | 29150322 |