Natural prevalence of infection with Ehrlichia (Cytoecetes) phagocytophila of Ixodes ricinus ticks in Scotland

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作者
Alberdi, MP [1 ]
Walker, AR [1 ]
Paxton, EA [1 ]
Sumption, KJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Royal Dick Sch Vet Studies, Ctr Trop Vet Med, Roslin EH25 9RG, Midlothian, Scotland
关键词
Ehrlichia phagocytophila; Ixodes ricinus; epidemiology; rickettsia;
D O I
10.1016/S0304-4017(98)00138-1
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
Ixodes ricinus nymphs and adults were collected from vegetation and from sheep at four sites in Scotland typical of areas endemic for tick-borne fever in sheep caused by infection with Ehrlichia (Cytoecetes) phagocytophila (Rickettsiales). The great majority of ticks examined was from woodland sites adjacent to sheep farms where there was a high probability of them feeding on roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in a non-domestic focus of infestation and infection, Ticks were examined for infection by five methods, Batches of ticks were examined either by feeding on susceptible sheep or by feeding on rabbits and then prepared as stabilate which was inoculated into susceptible sheep. The sheep were monitored for clinical signs of tick borne fever. Batches of ticks were examined by polymerase chain reaction for Ehrlichia phagocytophila. Salivary glands were dissected out and stained by the Feulgen method to detect Ehrlichia masses, and were examined by indirect fluorescent antibody test. Each of the methods detected infection in ticks and the prevalence of infection in nymphs with the various methods ranged from >0.25% to 2.0%. Small samples of adults examined by Feulgen staining of salivary glands indicated infection prevalences of 2.1% in males and 1.6% in females, It is considered that these low infection prevalences may be typical of natural foci of infection where deer could be a major host of ticks and E. phagocytophila. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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