2014
Zoonotic Dirofilaria repens (Nematoda: Filarioidea) in Aedes vexans mosquitoes, Czech Republic
RUDOLF, Ivo; Oldřich SEBESTA; Jan MENDEL; Lenka BETÁŠOVÁ; Eva BOCKOVA et al.Základní údaje
Originální název
Zoonotic Dirofilaria repens (Nematoda: Filarioidea) in Aedes vexans mosquitoes, Czech Republic
Autoři
RUDOLF, Ivo; Oldřich SEBESTA; Jan MENDEL; Lenka BETÁŠOVÁ; Eva BOCKOVA; Petra JEDLIČKOVÁ; Kristýna VENCLÍKOVÁ; Hana BLAŽEJOVÁ; Silvie ŠIKUTOVÁ a Zdeněk HUBÁLEK
Vydání
Parasitology Research, NEW YORK, SPRINGER, 2014, 0932-0113
Další údaje
Jazyk
angličtina
Typ výsledku
Článek v odborném periodiku
Obor
10600 1.6 Biological sciences
Stát vydavatele
Spojené státy
Utajení
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Impakt faktor
Impact factor: 2.098
Označené pro přenos do RIV
Ano
Kód RIV
RIV/00216224:14310/14:00079389
Organizační jednotka
Přírodovědecká fakulta
UT WoS
EID Scopus
Klíčová slova anglicky
Aedes vexans; Mosquito vectors; Dirofilaria repens; Dogs; Zoonotic dirofilariosis; Setaria spp.
Příznaky
Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 11. 4. 2015 18:29, Ing. Andrea Mikešková
Anotace
V originále
The surveillance of vectors for arthropod-borne pathogens is nowadays an important tool in surveillance programmes throughout Europe. Whereas many studies have been performed to screen arthropods for viruses or bacterial pathogens, only limited information is available concerning the geographical distribution and vector range of pathogenic filariae in Central Europe. To consider the prevalence of filarial parasites in mosquito vectors, we performed a molecular survey of mosquitoes for filarial DNA. Mosquito collection was conducted at six study sites in the South Moravian region (Czech Republic) close to the borders with Slovakia and Austria from 2009 to 2011. Molecular screening of mosquitoes was conducted using conventional PCR with primers designed to amplify the mitochondrial cytochromoxidase subunit I gene as well as the partial 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene. A total of 13,222 mosquitoes belonging to six species were captured and distributed into 237 pools with different numbers of individuals. Overall, four pools were positive for Dirofilaria repens (a minimum infection rate 0.03 %) at two study sites (both natural and urban). Another filarial parasite detected during a study into Aedes vexans mosquitoes revealed the closest homology to Setaria spp. We detected specific D. repens DNA in Ae. vexans mosquitoes for the first time in the Czech Republic and confirmed the circulation of Dirofilaria spp. in a natural focus of infection providing an epidemiological link between autochthonous canine cases and mosquito vectors in the area studied.