Tick-borne zoonotic pathogens in ticks feeding on the common nightingale including a novel strain of Rickettsia sp.

ZDRAŽILOVÁ DUBSKÁ, Lenka, Ivan LITERÁK, Pavel KVEREK, Eva ROUBALOVÁ, Elena KOCIANOVA and Veronika TARAGELOVA. Tick-borne zoonotic pathogens in ticks feeding on the common nightingale including a novel strain of Rickettsia sp. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases. 2012, vol. 3, No 4, p. 265-268. ISSN 1877-959X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.06.001.

Basic information

• Original name: Tick-borne zoonotic pathogens in ticks feeding on the common nightingale including a novel strain of Rickettsia sp.
• Authors: ZDRAŽILOVÁ DUBSKÁ, Lenka, Ivan LITERÁK, Pavel KVEREK, Eva ROUBALOVÁ, Elena KOCIANOVA and Veronika TARAGELOVA.
• Edition: Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 2012, 1877-959X.

Other information

• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 2.353
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.06.001
• UT WoS: 000310402600013

Abstract

We examined 77 Ixodes ricinus ticks found on 33 out of 120 common nightingales (Luscinia megarhynchos) sampled in the Czech Republic in 2008 for the presence of Borrelia spirochetes, Ana plasma phagocytophilum, Rickettsia spp., and Babesia spp. We detected Borrelia garinii (in 4% of ticks), A. phagocytophilum (1%), Rickettsia helvetica (3%), a novel strain of Rickettsia sp. (sister taxon of R. bellii; 1%), and Babesia sp. EU1 (1%). Thus, we conclude that nightingales are unlikely to be important reservoir hosts for tick-borne pathogens. (c) 2012 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.