de Carvalho Isabel Lopes, Milhano Natacha, Santos Ana Sofia, Almeida Victor, Barros Silvia C, De Sousa Rita, Núncio Maria Sofia
Centro de Estudos de Vectores e Doenças Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisboa, Portugal.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2008 Aug;8(4):575-9. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2007.0245.
A total of 300 Ixodes ricinus ticks were tested by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the presence of Borrelia spp., Rickettsia spp., and Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Sequence analysis demonstrated 8 (2.7%) ticks infected with B. lusitaniae, 60 (20%) with Rickettsia spp., and 1 (0.3%) with A. phagocytophilum. Seven (2.3%) ticks were coinfected with B. lusitaniae and Rickettsia spp., 2 (0.6%) with R. monacensis, and 5 (1.7%) with Rickettsia sp. IRS3. The results of this study suggest simultaneous transmission of multiple tick-borne agents on Madeira Island, Portugal.
总共300只蓖麻硬蜱通过聚合酶链反应(PCR)检测是否存在伯氏疏螺旋体属、立克次体属和嗜吞噬细胞无形体。序列分析表明,8只(2.7%)蜱感染了葡萄牙疏螺旋体,60只(20%)感染了立克次体属,1只(0.3%)感染了嗜吞噬细胞无形体。7只(2.3%)蜱同时感染了葡萄牙疏螺旋体和立克次体属,2只(0.6%)感染了蒙氏立克次体,5只(1.7%)感染了立克次体IRS3。本研究结果表明,在葡萄牙马德拉岛存在多种蜱传病原体的同时传播。