Characterization of Bartonella taylorii Strains in Small Mammals of the Turkish Thrace

Polat, Ceylan; Çelebі, Bekіr; Irmak, Sercan; Karataş, Ahmet; Çolak, Faruk; Matur, Ferhat; Sözen, Mustafa; Öktem, İbrahim Mehmet Ali

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“…Moreover, the prevalence of Bartonella spp. in rodents varies across countries, e.g., 5.5% in Turkey [ 37 ], 23.7% in Lithuania [ 90 ], 36.3% in Chile [ 32 ], 40.4% in Slovenia [ 34 ], and 65.8% in Eastern Germany [ 41 ]. In addition, the Bartonella spp.…”

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Molecular surveillance of zoonotic pathogens from wild rodents in the Republic of Korea

Choi,

Hwang,

Kim

et al. 2024

PLoS Negl Trop Dis

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Background Rodents are recognized as major reservoirs of numerous zoonotic pathogens and are involved in the transmission and maintenance of infectious diseases. Furthermore, despite their importance, diseases transmitted by rodents have been neglected. To date, there have been limited epidemiological studies on rodents, and information regarding their involvement in infectious diseases in the Republic of Korea (ROK) is still scarce. Methodology/Principal findings We investigated rodent-borne pathogens using nested PCR/RT-PCR from 156 rodents including 151 Apodemus agrarius and 5 Rattus norvegicus from 27 regions in eight provinces across the ROK between March 2019 and November 2020. Spleen, kidney, and blood samples were used to detect Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Bartonella spp., Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato group, Coxiella burnetii, Leptospira interrogans, and severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV). Of the 156 rodents, 73 (46.8%) were infected with Bartonella spp., 25 (16.0%) with C. burnetii, 24 (15.4%) with L. interrogans, 21 (13.5%) with A. phagocytophilum, 9 (5.8%) with SFTSV, and 5 (3.2%) with Borrelia afzelii. Co-infections with two and three pathogens were detected in 33 (21.1%) and 11 rodents (7.1%), respectively. A. phagocytophilum was detected in all regions, showing a widespread occurrence in the ROK. The infection rates of Bartonella spp. were 83.3% for B. grahamii and 16.7% for B. taylorii. Conclusions/Significance To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of C. burnetii and SFTSV infections in rodents in the ROK. This study also provides the first description of various rodent-borne pathogens through an extensive epidemiological survey in the ROK. These results suggest that rodents harbor various pathogens that pose a potential threat to public health in the ROK. Our findings provide useful information on the occurrence and distribution of zoonotic pathogens disseminated among rodents and emphasize the urgent need for rapid diagnosis, prevention, and control strategies for these zoonotic diseases.

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“…In Europe, B . taylorii is the predominant species found in rodents [ 24 , 37 ]. In this study, the Bartonella spp.…”

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Molecular surveillance of zoonotic pathogens from wild rodents in the Republic of Korea

Choi,

Hwang,

Kim

et al. 2024

PLoS Negl Trop Dis

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“…The taxonomy and distribution of rodents have been investigated in Anatolia for several purposes, such preparing inventory lists (Yiğit et al, 2006;Kryštufek & Vohralík, 2009;Burgin et al, 2020), wildlife management (Gür, 2016;Çetintaş et al, 2017;Yiğit et al, 2021), collecting zoogeographical data Yiğit et al, 2003), making taxonomical evaluations (Albayrak and Arslan, 2006;Çolak et al, 2007), determining rodent-borne diseases (Çelebi et al, 2015;Polat et al, 2019Polat et al, , 2020Usluca et al, 2019;Karakuş et al, 2020), and preparing distribution maps (Kryštufek & Vohralík, 2005Yiğit et al, 2003Yiğit et al, , 2006, etc. According to such studies, 65 rodent species have been recorded in Turkey (Osborn, 1964;Felten et al, 1971;Kumerloeve, 1975;Doğramacı, 1989;Kurtonur et al, 1996;Özkan & Kryštufek, 1999;Gözcelioğlu et al, 2005;Kryštufek & Vohralík, 2005Çolak et al, 1997, 2004, 2006Yiğit et al, 2003Yiğit et al, , 2006Yiğit et al, , 2016Özkurt & Bulut, 2020).…”

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Distribution of Rodent Species (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Zonguldak Province, Turkey

Çoğal

Sözen

2022

International Journal of Environment and Geoinformatics

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To know rodent species in an area is important in wildlife management studies, forestry applications, conservation purposes, and public health studies because of some rodent-borne diseases. To determine rodent species and their distribution in Zonguldak was aimed to supply a detailed inventory data and distribution maps for further studies in future. Samples were collected mostly by Sherman traps, and rarely conventional cage-like traps, phototraps, or visually from 33 localities that represent different habitat types, between 2009 and 2016. A total of 427 specimens from 15 species were evaluated. These species are: Sciurus anomalus, Myodes glareolus, Microtus subterraneus, M. levis, Apodemus flavicollis, A. sylvaticus, A. uralensis, A. witherbyi, A. mystacinus, Rattus rattus, R. norvegicus, Mus domesticus, M. macedonicus, Glis glis and Muscardinus avellanarius. Of them S. anomalus, M. levis, A. uralensis, M. macedonicus and M. avellanarius were recorded by primary data for the first time from Zonguldak. According to the results, Sciurus anomalus, Apodemus flavicollis and Glis glis are the most common species by being recorded from 13, 12 and 9 localities, respectively. Among the 33 localities trapped, Kurtköy and Beldibi areas have highest number of rodent species by each having 7 species. Trap Night Index (TNI) was calculated to find the most caught rodent species, the overall trap success for rodents caught and the localities where the majority of rodent samples were caught. TNI was calculated as 21.43 for seven of the localities studied. Skull and pelage morphology (pectoral spot expressions, the posterior end of the palatal bone, pterygoid process, fronto-parietal suture and upper molar crown patterns) were used to identify Apodemus species. Morphological evaluations of Apodemus specimens verified the occurrence of A. sylvaticus in Asiatic Turkey.

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Bartonella Species in Small Mammals in Turkey: Bartonella bilalgolemii sp. nov. Isolated from a Ural Field Mouse (Apodemus uralensis)

Çelebi,

Zgheib,

Karataş

et al. 2025

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

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Characterization of Bartonella taylorii Strains in Small Mammals of the Turkish Thrace

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References 46 publications

Molecular surveillance of zoonotic pathogens from wild rodents in the Republic of Korea

Molecular surveillance of zoonotic pathogens from wild rodents in the Republic of Korea

Distribution of Rodent Species (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Zonguldak Province, Turkey

Bartonella Species in Small Mammals in Turkey: Bartonella bilalgolemii sp. nov. Isolated from a Ural Field Mouse (Apodemus uralensis)

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