First molecular evidence of new Bartonella spp. in fleas and a tick from Peru.

Parola, Philippe; Шпынов, С. Н.; Montoya, Manuel; López, Martha; Houpikian, Pierre; Zeaiter, Zaher; Guerra, Humberto; Raoult, Didier

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2002.67.135

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“…data). ITS sequences were nearly identical to those of Wolbachia melophagi detected in a tick removed from sheep in Peru (11). Similar to electron micrographs of the Bartonella sp.…”

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Isolation of Candidatus Bartonella melophagi from Human Blood1

Maggi¹,

Kosoy²,

Mintzer³

et al. 2009

Emerg. Infect. Dis.

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“…data). ITS sequences were nearly identical to those of Wolbachia melophagi detected in a tick removed from sheep in Peru (11). Similar to electron micrographs of the Bartonella sp.…”

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confidence: 63%

Isolation of Candidatus Bartonella melophagi from Human Blood1

Maggi¹,

Kosoy²,

Mintzer³

et al. 2009

Emerg. Infect. Dis.

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“…The medical importance of the four new genotypes of bartonellae detected in human fleas from Hungary and Peru has yet to be clarified. Nevertheless, several previously unrecognised bacterial pathogens belonging to the genus Bartonella were recently described from ectoparasites including fleas (Greub and FOLIA PARASITOLOGICA 53: 313-316, 2006 (Chomel et al 1996, Schouls et al 1999, Chang et al 2001, Ishida et al 2001, Chang et al 2002, Parola et al 2002, Rolain et al 2003, Stevenson et al 2003, Adelson et al 2004, Kelly et al 2004, La Scola et al 2004, Shaw et al 2004, Halos et al 2005, Kim et al 2005, Rar et al 2005, Rolain et al 2005, Holden et al 2006, Lappin et al 2006, Loftis et al 2006, this study). **Prevalence was not determined.…”

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“…Bartonellae have never been reported earlier in P. irritans from Europe, and almost no information is available on the infection rate of this flea species on other continents (Table 1). From Gabon and Peru, B. quintana and three novel Bartonella genotypes were recently detected in Pulex fleas (Parola et al 2002, Rolain et al 2005. The medical importance of the four new genotypes of bartonellae detected in human fleas from Hungary and Peru has yet to be clarified.…”

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Bartonella infections in fleas (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) and lack of bartonellae in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from Hungary

Sréter-Lancz¹,

Tornyai²,

Széll³

et al. 2006

FOLIA PARASIT

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Abstract. Fleas (95 Pulex irritans, 50 Ctenocephalides felis, 45 Ctenocephalides canis) and ixodid ticks (223 Ixodes ricinus, 231 Dermacentor reticulatus, 204Haemaphysalis concinna) were collected in Hungary and tested, in assays based on PCR, for Bartonella infection. Low percentages of P. irritans (4.2%) and C. felis (4.0%) were found to be infected. The groEL sequences of the four isolates from P. irritans were different from all the homologous sequences for bartonellae previously stored in GenBank but closest to those of Bartonella sp. SE-Bart-B (sharing 96% identities). The groEL sequences of the two isolates from C. felis were identical with those of the causative agents of cat scratch disease, Bartonella henselae and Bartonella clarridgeiae, respectively. The pap31 sequences of B. henselae amplified from Hungarian fleas were identical with that of Marseille strain. No Bartonella-specific amplification products were detected in C. canis, I. ricinus, D. reticulatus and H. concinna pools. In the past years, several previously unrecognised bacterial pathogens belonging to the genus Bartonella were also described from ticks and fleas, and several new clinical syndromes caused by these bacteria were reported (Greub and Raoult 2002, Jacomo et al. 2002. The tick and flea vectors of some of these bartonellae might be the sheep tick, Ixodes ricinus and the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis on the continent (Schouls et al. 1999, Rolain et al. 2003, Shaw et al. 2004. No information is available on the infection rate of other tick and flea species. Although bartonellae are widely distributed throughout Europe, limited information is available for Hungary (Tokodi et al. 2001). Herein we report Bartonella infection in two flea species from Hungary.Overall, 223 I. ricinus, 231 Dermacentor reticulatus, 204 Haemaphysalis concinna ticks, 95 human fleas (Pulex irritans) and 45 dog fleas (Ctenocephalides canis) were removed from carcasses of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), and overall, 50 cat fleas (C. felis) were collected from domestic cats (Felis catus f. domestica). Fox and cat carcasses were sent to the Central Veterinary Institute, Budapest for rabies examination. The transportation and storage of the carcasses and the methods used to collect and identify fleas found on them have

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“…3 Nevertheless, the role of fleas and ticks in the transmission of Bartonella species to dogs is not definitively established. 4,5 Recently, distribution and diversity of Bartonella species in humans, rodents, and hedgehogs in Algeria were reported. 6,7 These animals (rodents and hedgehogs) were suspected of serving as wildlife reservoirs.…”

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Molecular Evidence of Bartonella Infection in Domestic Dogs from Algeria, North Africa, by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

Kernif

Aissi²,

Doumandji

et al. 2010

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Bartonella species are being recognized as important bacterial human and canine pathogens, and are associated with multiple arthropod vectors. Bartonella DNA extracted from blood samples was obtained from domestic dogs in Algiers, Algeria. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequence analyses of the ftsZ gene and the 16S-23S intergenic spacer region (ITS) were performed. Three Bartonella species: Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii, Bartonella clarridgeiae, and Bartonells elizabethae were detected infecting Algerian dogs. To our knowledge, this study is the first report of detection by PCR amplification of Bartonella in dogs in North Africa.

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First molecular evidence of new Bartonella spp. in fleas and a tick from Peru.

Cited by 49 publications

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Isolation of Candidatus Bartonella melophagi from Human Blood1

Isolation of Candidatus Bartonella melophagi from Human Blood1

Bartonella infections in fleas (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) and lack of bartonellae in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from Hungary

Molecular Evidence of Bartonella Infection in Domestic Dogs from Algeria, North Africa, by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

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