2015
DOI: 10.1186/s13071-014-0630-3
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Synanthropic rodents and their ectoparasites as carriers of a novel haemoplasma and vector-borne, zoonotic pathogens indoors

Abstract: BackgroundDespite their close association with human dwellings, the role of synanthropic rodents in the epidemiology of vector-borne infections is seldom studied. The aim of the present study was to compensate for this lack of information, by the molecular investigation of vector-borne bacteria in peridomestic rodents and their ectoparasites.FindingsFifty-two rodents (mainly house mice and brown rats) were caught alive in buildings and checked for blood-sucking ectoparasites; followed by molecular analysis of … Show more

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“…A similar low prevalence was reported for Norway rats in Taiwan, but much higher prevalences were observed in Norway rats in Malaysia and especially in black rats in Brazil, which might be due to habitat, climate and host/ Rickettsia ‐species‐related factors driving site‐specific differences . Investigations of commensal rodents in Hungary showed a low prevalence in house mice (0.3%) . In contrast, a previous study of wild rodents from south‐east Germany indicated Rickettsia DNA in 5.2 and 11.6% of the animals, with mainly Apodemus flavicollis being positive, while antibody prevalence in rodents from Austria was around 10% .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 58%
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“…A similar low prevalence was reported for Norway rats in Taiwan, but much higher prevalences were observed in Norway rats in Malaysia and especially in black rats in Brazil, which might be due to habitat, climate and host/ Rickettsia ‐species‐related factors driving site‐specific differences . Investigations of commensal rodents in Hungary showed a low prevalence in house mice (0.3%) . In contrast, a previous study of wild rodents from south‐east Germany indicated Rickettsia DNA in 5.2 and 11.6% of the animals, with mainly Apodemus flavicollis being positive, while antibody prevalence in rodents from Austria was around 10% .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 58%
“…15,16,18 Investigations of commensal rodents in Hungary showed a low prevalence in house mice (0.3%). 58 In contrast, a previous study of wild rodents from south-east Germany indicated Rickettsia DNA in 5.2 and 11.6% of the animals, with mainly Apodemus flavicollis being positive, while antibody prevalence in rodents from Austria was around 10%. 19,59 The generally low Rickettsia prevalence in rats, together with the exclusive detection in rats from zoological gardens observed here, may indicate that Norway rats do not represent reservoirs or that certain habitats are not suitable for transmission of tick-borne rickettsiae, at least in Europe.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 77%
“…Our study also suggests that other possible transmission routes for haemoplasmas, namely fleaborne and flea or rodent vertical transmission (e.g., Fujihara et al, 2011;Hornok et al, 2015;Taroura et al, 2005), are less likely in our system. No evidence for transovarial vertical transmission between fleas or between rodents was found.…”
Section: Transmission Routesmentioning
confidence: 61%
“…Su importancia epidemiológica radica en que las poblaciones de estas especies pueden alcanzar gran cantidad de individuos, los cuales son hués-pedes de ectoparásitos y sirven como reservorios de agentes patógenos, lo que podría aumentar el riesgo de exposición de los humanos y los animales domésticos (30).…”
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