Liu Xiafei, Yan Bin, Wang Qian, Jiang Mengmeng, Tu Changchun, Chen Chuangfu, Hornok Sándor, Wang Yuanzhi
J Wildl Dis. 2018 Apr;54(2):419-421. doi: 10.7589/2017-08-206. Epub 2018 Jan 29.
Babesia vesperuginis was molecularly detected in 10% (5/48) of common pipistrelle bats ( Pipistrellus pipistrellus) in Shihezi City, Northwestern China. Interestingly, four bat ticks ( Argas vespertilionis), from Babesia DNA-positive common pipistrelle bats, were also positive for B. vesperuginis. Our findings extend the geographic range of the common pipistrelle bat as a reservoir of B. vesperuginis in Asia.
在中国西北部石河子市的普通伏翼蝠( Pipistrellus pipistrellus)中,通过分子检测发现10%(5/48)感染了西方巴贝斯虫(Babesia vesperuginis)。有趣的是,从感染巴贝斯虫DNA的普通伏翼蝠身上采集的4只蝙蝠蜱( Argas vespertilionis)也检测出西方巴贝斯虫呈阳性。我们的研究结果扩展了普通伏翼蝠作为西方巴贝斯虫在亚洲宿主的地理分布范围。