Vorkommen, Saisondynamik und Wirtskreis vonBabesia microti (Fran�a, 1912) in einheimischen Nagetieren

He, Krampitz; Bäumler, W.

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“…I). Similar seasonal trends were reported in other studies {Krampitz and Kleinschmidt 1960, Young 1970, Mahnert 1972). The prevalence with Grahamella in bank voles was highest during the year of increase (1972) and lowest during the peak (1974).…”

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Seasonal and annual variations in the prevalence of blood parasites in cyclic species of small rodents in Norway with special reference to Clethrionomys glareolus

Wiger

1979

Ecography

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An investigation of the blood parasites of Clethrionomys glareolus, Microtus agrestis and Apodemus sylvaticus from southern Norway revealed four genera, Trypanosoma, Babesia, Hepatozoon and Grahamella. C. glareolus and M. agrestis harbored all four genera, but Hepatozoon was not detected in A. sylvaticus. Babesia was fairly common in M. agrestis but rare in the other rodents. The peak prevalence of Grahamella and Hepatozoon in C. glareolus occurred in early summer whereas trypanosomes peaked near the end of the summer. Infections with trypanosomes and/or Grahamella in C. glareolus were associated with lowered hematocrit levels and enlarged spleens.

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Seasonal and annual variations in the prevalence of blood parasites in cyclic species of small rodents in Norway with special reference to Clethrionomys glareolus

Wiger

1979

Ecography

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“…The prevalence of B. microti in field vole ranged from 13.5 to 30.5% in temperate forest zone (Baker et al 1963, Cox 1970, Krampitz and Bäumler 1978, Šebek et al 1980, Healing 1981, was 14.6% in boreal zone of Europe (Wiger 1979), and 6 amounted only 9.0% in common vole from Mazurian Lakeland, northern Poland (Pawelczyk et al 2004). Simultaneously, these authors, as well as Bajer et al (2001) noted the low prevalence or lack of B. microti infection in other co-existing small mammals.…”

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“…microti (Fay and Rausch 1969, Krampitz and Bäumler 1978, Watkins et al 1991 (Fay and Rausch 1969, Krampitz and Bäumler 1978, Turner 1986). …”

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“…in parasitological studies (Bajer et al 2001, Karbowiak and Wita 2001, Pawelczyk et al 2004. The infection with blood parasites depends also on the age of animals (Krampitz and Bäumler 1978, Healing 1981, Turner 1986, Bajer et al 2001, Pawelczyk et al 2004. By these reasons, single observations are often insufficient and can give false results.…”

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Natural infections of small mammals with blood parasites on the borderland of boreal and temperate forest zones

Karbowiak

Rychlik

Nowakowski³

et al. 2005

Acta Theriol

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N. anomalus. The prevalence and diversity of blood parasites were lower in shrews than small rodents. Totally, 52.0% of bank voles, 50.0% of root voles, 32.5% of common shrews, and 41.2% of Eurasian water shrews were infected with any of the blood parasites. Mixed infections were seldom observed in bank vole (17.3% of investigated individuals) and root vole (14.7%). No animals were infected with three or four parasites simultaneously. Infection of Białowieża small mammals with haemoparasites seemed to be similar to those described in other temperate forest regions rather than boreal ones. Infection rates of rodent species seem to be higher in their typical habitats: for bank vole it was the highest in mixed forest, whereas for root vole in sedge swamp. The results suggest that Microtidae play a greater role than 1956, Lachmajer 1959, Wegner 1959 and helmints (Kisielewska 1963(Kisielewska , 1964(Kisielewska , 1970. The first study of blood parasites were made in mid-1990s only (Karbowiak et al. 2002). Blood parasites of shrews have not been reported from Poland before; however, there are reports from elsewhere (eg Laakkonen 2000).Białowieża Forest is one of the last primeval forest complexes in western and middle Europe. Moreover, it is an especially interesting place for biological investigations due to the geographical location on the borderland of the boreal and temperate forest zones. This fact results in the mix of fauna and flora from both zones (Faliński 1968, Gutowski and Jaroszewicz 2001. For example, among small mammals, masked shrew Sorex caecutiens -a boreal species -reaches its south-western limit in this area, whereas for Mediterranean water shrew Neomys anomalus and bi-coloured white-toothed shrew Crocidura leucodon, Białowieża Forest is the north-eastern boundary (Pucek 1981, MitchellJones et al. 1999. The same can be expected for ecto-and endoparasites of small mammals.A typical taiga tick, Ixodes persulcatus, has its western limit in Belarussia and Lithuania, however single findings were noted in Białowieża (Siuda 1993). Therefore, we expected the differences in the structure or biological features of blood parasite fauna in comparison with other parts of Europe.The aims of this study were: (1) To describe the protozoan parasites living in the blood of small rodents and shrews. A mixture of parasitological faunas typical for boreal and temperate forest zones was expected. (2) To compare prevalence and diversity of blood parasites in shrews and rodents. Higher prevalence and diversity were predicted in rodents because they are more social than shrews (Eisenberg 1966, Crook et al. 1976, Rychlik 1998, so more frequent parasite exchange should occur in rodents. (3) To investigate parasite 3 infection levels in different habitats. A higher prevalence was expected in habitats optimal for given species, due to higher densities of conspecifics and thus a higher risk of parasite transmission. Material and methodsOne-week trapping sessions of small rodents and shrews were conducted in four areas: Captu...

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“…The 23.4% detection rate (11/47 A. speciosus mice; Table 1) is close to the highest previously reported rate in Japan of 30.2% (26/86, thin blood smears from A. speciosus mice from a spotted area in Shiga Prefecture; ref. 13) and is much higher than 18.7% (26/139) of the total tested rodents [13], though an infection rate up to 71% in field mice in Germany in early summer has been reported [6] and also in the United States [16]. The usefulness of the nested PCR technique in combination with the use of thin blood smears for detection of malaria and trypanosomasis has recently been reported [4,14]; however, method, which enable easy handling, transportation and storage of the test samples and is also very sensitive, may exclusively be very useful for remote and large-scale field surveys.…”

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Detection of Babesia microti-like Parasite in Filter Paper-Absorbed Blood of Wild Rodents.

Okabayashi

Hagiya

Tsuji

et al. 2002

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

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ABSTRACT. The first case of human babesiosis was reported in Japan. The epidemiology of this disease in Japanese nature remains unclear. In this study, 97 common field mice captured in Hokkaido, Japan, were examined. Blood specimens absorbed onto filter papers were eluted and tested by nested PCR using specific primers for the B. microti nuclear small subunit rRNA genome. Twenty-three percent (11/47) of Apodemus speciosus and four percent (2/50) of Clethrionomys rufocanus were positive. The 159-bp primary sequences of PCR products tested exhibited 97.5% and 96.8% homology with those of the human isolate in Japan and of U.S. strains of B. microti, respectively. KEY WORDS: Babesia microti, filter paper, rodent.

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Vorkommen, Saisondynamik und Wirtskreis vonBabesia microti (Fran�a, 1912) in einheimischen Nagetieren

Cited by 21 publications

References 20 publications

Seasonal and annual variations in the prevalence of blood parasites in cyclic species of small rodents in Norway with special reference to Clethrionomys glareolus

Seasonal and annual variations in the prevalence of blood parasites in cyclic species of small rodents in Norway with special reference to Clethrionomys glareolus

Natural infections of small mammals with blood parasites on the borderland of boreal and temperate forest zones

Detection of Babesia microti-like Parasite in Filter Paper-Absorbed Blood of Wild Rodents.

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