Birds Belonging to the Family <i>Paridae</i> as Another Potential Reservoir of Murine Gammaherpesvirus 68

Kabát, Peter; Briestenská, Katarína; Ivančová, Miroslava; Trnka, Alfréd; Špitalská, Eva; Mistríková, J

doi:10.1089/vbz.2021.0022

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“…The DNA samples were stored at − 20 °C and later used as templates for the PCR amplifications. Tick samples were tested for the presence of the MHV-68 virus by a nested PCR targeting the ORF50 gene (57) (Kabát et al 2021 ; Table S2 ). Rickettsial organisms were first detected by real-time PCR with probe SFGP targeting RC0338 gene.…”

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First records of Secretargas transgariepinus (Argasidae) in Libya and Jordan: corrections of collection records and detection of microorganisms

Ševčík,

Špitalská,

Maliterná

et al. 2024

Parasitol Res

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The primarily bat-associated argasid tick, Secretargas transgariepinus (White, 1846), is a member of the Afrotropical and southern Palaearctic fauna. Probably because of its secretive life style, little is known about this species and records of its collection are scant. Based on morphological revisions of the available specimens, we report new Middle Eastern records for this tick species that had been misidentified as other bat-associated argasid taxa. These specimens are larvae from three localities, and represent the first records of S. transgariepinus from two countries: one larva from Sabratha (Libya) was collected from an unidentified bat species (possibly Eptesicus isabellinus), seven larvae from Azraq-Shishan (Jordan), and 78 larvae from Shamwari (Jordan) were all collected from Otonycteris hemprichii. Twenty larvae from Shamwari were also tested for the presence of both, viral or bacterial microorganisms by PCR. Three ticks were found to be infected with the Murid gammaherpesvirus 68 (MHV-68), one with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, and four with a Rickettsia sp. closely related to Rickettsia slovaca. The findings represent a first evidence for the occurrence of these possible pathogens in S. transgariepinus.

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First records of Secretargas transgariepinus (Argasidae) in Libya and Jordan: corrections of collection records and detection of microorganisms

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Špitalská,

Maliterná

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“…The presence of the virus was confirmed indirectly by a virus neutralization test in sera of, wild house mouse (Mus musculus), hare (Lepus europaeus), domestic cat (Felis catus), red fox (Vulpes vulpes), domestic dog (Canis familiaris), wild boar (Sus scrofa), cattle (Bos taurus), domestic goat (Capra hircus), mouflon (Ovis musimon), sheep (Ovis aries), European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), red deer (Cervus elaphus), fallow deer (Dama dama), horse (Equus ferus), and directly by a PCR reaction in ticks (Ixodida) (5). Recently, three different species of bats (6) and birds belonging to the family Paridae were confirmed as a reservoir of MHV-68 (7).…”

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“…Using a nested PCR targeting the oRF50 gene of MHV-68 (7), virus DNA was detected in 20 samples of isolated genomic DNA from ticks. The presence of MHV-68 was confirmed in 13 samples (5 ♀ and 8 ♂) of the total number of 20 ticks of the Dermacentor reticulatus species collected in october 2017 from the Dobrohošt region (Slovakia), which represents 65% of the total number.…”

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Ectotherm vertebrates as a new potential reservoir of murid gammaherpesvirus 4

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Hricková²,

Ivančová³

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Reticulinasus salahi (Acarina: Argasidae), a tick of bats and man in the Palaearctic and Afrotropics: review of records with the first pathogens detected

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The soft ticks of the genus Reticulinasus Schulze, 1941 (family Argasidae Koch, 1844) are ectoparasites of the fruit bats of the Old World (Pteropodidae). Reticulinasus salahi (Hoogstraal, 1953) is the only representative of this genus that occurs in the western part of the Palaearctic. This unusual distribution reflects the distributon range of its primary host, Rousettus aegyptiacus (Geoffroy, 1810). In this contribution, we present a revised review of records of this tick that were made in two periods, 1951–1966 (records from Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Spain) and 2005–2019 (Cyprus, Iran, Oman), and additionally, we present notes, re-determinations, new records, and summary of hosts of this tick. Besides the primary host, the revised list of hosts comprises two bats (Taphozous perforatus Geoffroy, 1818, Otonycteris hemprichii Peters, 1859) and the human (Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758). We also tried to identify pathogens in specimens of this tick collected from R. aegyptiacus in Oman. The DNA of the Mouse herpesvirus strain 68 (MHV-68), of two bacteria, Borellia burgdorferii sensu lato, and Ehrlichia sp. almost identical (98%) with Candidatus Ehrlichia shimanensis was detected in several larvae specimens.

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Birds Belonging to the Family Paridae as Another Potential Reservoir of Murine Gammaherpesvirus 68

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First records of Secretargas transgariepinus (Argasidae) in Libya and Jordan: corrections of collection records and detection of microorganisms

First records of Secretargas transgariepinus (Argasidae) in Libya and Jordan: corrections of collection records and detection of microorganisms

Ectotherm vertebrates as a new potential reservoir of murid gammaherpesvirus 4

Reticulinasus salahi (Acarina: Argasidae), a tick of bats and man in the Palaearctic and Afrotropics: review of records with the first pathogens detected

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