Rickettsiae in arthropods collected from the North African Hedgehog (Atelerix algirus) and the desert hedgehog (Paraechinus aethiopicus) in Algeria

Khaldi, Mourad; Socolovschi, Cristina; Benyettou, Meryam; Barech, Ghania; Biche, Mohamed; Kernif, Tahar; Raoult, Didier; Parola, Philippe

doi:10.1016/j.cimid.2011.11.007

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“…Rickettsia massiliae ha sido detectada en garrapatas del género Rhipicephalus con diversos niveles de infección, de 2,5-18% en Europa 25,26 , 5-6% en África 27,28 , 25% en Israel 29 hasta más de 25% en Estados Unidos de América 9,30 . En Sudamérica, sólo había sido detectada en CABA, con un nivel de infección de 3,4 16 a 20% 31 .…”

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Detección molecular de Rickettsia massiliae y Anaplasma platys en garrapatas Rhipicephalus sanguineus y caninos domésticos del municipio de Bahía Blanca (Argentina)

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Salvo³

et al. 2014

Rev. chil. infectol.

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Detección molecular de Rickettsia massiliae y Anaplasma platys en garrapatas Rhipicephalus sanguineus y caninos domésticos del municipio de Bahía Blanca (Argentina)

Cicuttin¹,

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Salvo³

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Rev. chil. infectol.

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“…KC822951), having the highest (99%, 98%) sequence identity to African rickettsia isolates, i.e., endosymbionts from soft ticks and tsetse flies, with 1.1% (5 out of 438) and 2.3% (10 out of 438) mismatches of nucleotides, respectively. Interestingly, the newly discovered rickettsial endosymbiont of tsetse flies was reported to be phylogenetically close to R. felis (Mediannikov et al 2012), a species highly prevalent in A. erinacei fleas collected from other European and African hedgehog species (Gilles et al 2008, Khaldi et al 2012, Marié et al 2012.…”

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“…Recently, the hedgehog flea, A. erinacei was reported to be a frequent carrier of Rickettsia felis, the causative agent of human flea-borne spotted fever (Gilles et al 2008, Khaldi et al 2012, Marié et al 2012. Because this rickettsia was shown to be present in Hungary (Hornok et al 2010), the main purpose of the present study was to evaluate if hedgehog fleas have a similarly high infection prevalence with R. felis as reported abroad.…”

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Vector-Borne Agents Detected in Fleas of the Northern White-Breasted Hedgehog

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Földvári

Rigó

et al. 2014

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

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This is the first large-scale molecular investigation of fleas from a geographically widespread and highly urbanized species, the northern white-breasted hedgehog. In this study, 759 fleas (the majority were Archaeopsylla erinacei) collected from 134 hedgehogs were molecularly analyzed individually or in pools for the presence of three groups of vector-borne pathogens. All flea samples were positive for rickettsiae: In two samples (1.5%) Rickettsia helvetica and in 10% of the others a novel rickettsia genotype were identified. Additionally, Bartonella henselae (the causative agent of cat scratch disease in humans) was demonstrated in one flea (0.7%), and hemoplasmas of the hemofelis group were identified in seven other samples (5.2%). The findings of vector-borne agents not detected before in A. erinacei fleas broaden the range of those diseases of veterinary-medical importance, of which hedgehogs may play a role in the epidemiology. This is the first large-scale molecular investigation of fleas from a geographically widespread and highly urbanized species, the northern white-breasted hedgehog. In this study, 759 fleas (the majority were Archaeopsylla erinacei) collected from 134 hedgehogs were molecularly analyzed individually or in pools for the presence of three groups of vector-borne pathogens. All flea samples were positive for rickettsiae: In two samples (1.5%) Rickettsia helvetica and in 10% of the others a novel rickettsia genotype were identified. Additionally, Bartonella henselae (the causative agent of cat scratch disease in humans) was demonstrated in one flea (0.7%), and hemoplasmas of the hemofelis group were identified in seven other samples (5.2%). The findings of vector-borne agents not detected before in A. erinacei fleas broaden the range of those diseases of veterinary-medical importance, of which hedgehogs may play a role in the epidemiology. DOI

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“…H. erinacei has been recorded on hedgehogs from Tehran, Mashhad and eastern Kurdistan in Iran (Abbasian-Lintzen 1960). Moreover; Khaldi et al (2012) reported H. erinacei and Rhipicephalus sanguineus from Paraechinus aethiopicus and Atelerix algirus hedgehogs in Algeria. Interestingly, they found a new Rickettsia species of the spotted fever group in 77 % of H. erinacei ticks.…”

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A survey on parasites of long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) in northeast of Iran

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As there appeared to be no data available on parasite infection of Hedgehogs in the region and considering the potential threat of Hedgehogs for animal and public health, the present study was carried out using biological samples and necropsy findings collected from long-eared hedgehog captured in Mashhad city in the northeast of Iran. During the study 23 dead hedgehogs were collected randomly from different regions of Mashhad County. Following autopsy of these animals, observation for enteric parasites was carefully done. At the same time, 38 live hedgehogs were captured at this region and after anesthetizing of them, their ectoparasites were removed. The captured animals were released after recovery. All of studied animals were found to be infected with at least one of the parasites. The endoparasites removed from dead hedgehogs were: Oliganthorhynchus erinacei, Nephridiorhynchus major, Hymenolepis erinacei and Crenosoma striatum. The ectoparasites found on live studied animals according to their abundance were Rhipicephalus turanicus, Haemaphysalis erinacei and Echidnophaga gallinacea. The results of this study will contribute to our understanding of the parasites infecting Hemiechinus auritus in Iran. These results also suggest that pet owners especially those keep hedgehog should be aware about hazards that may pose by these animals.

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Rickettsiae in arthropods collected from the North African Hedgehog (Atelerix algirus) and the desert hedgehog (Paraechinus aethiopicus) in Algeria

Cited by 48 publications

References 18 publications

Detección molecular de Rickettsia massiliae y Anaplasma platys en garrapatas Rhipicephalus sanguineus y caninos domésticos del municipio de Bahía Blanca (Argentina)

Detección molecular de Rickettsia massiliae y Anaplasma platys en garrapatas Rhipicephalus sanguineus y caninos domésticos del municipio de Bahía Blanca (Argentina)

Vector-Borne Agents Detected in Fleas of the Northern White-Breasted Hedgehog

A survey on parasites of long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) in northeast of Iran

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