Hazihan Wurelihazi, Dong Zhihui, Guo Liping, Rizabek Kadyken, Askar Dzhunysov, Gulzhan Kulmanova, Kudaibergen Mahanov, Kenjebaevich Akishev Nurlan, Talgat Tolegen, Kairullayev Kenesbay, Wang Yuanzhi
School of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832000, Xinjiang, China.
School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Shihezi, 832002, China.
Exp Appl Acarol. 2019 Jan;77(1):73-81. doi: 10.1007/s10493-018-00337-1. Epub 2019 Jan 16.
A total of 178 adult ticks were collected from 32 pet dogs from five veterinary clinics in Shihezi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), northwestern China. All the ticks were identified by comprehensive morphological and genetic analyses, and rickettsiae were detected by seven Rickettsia-specific genetic markers in the ticks. The ticks collected were identified as Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato. Twenty-one of the 178 samples (11.8%) were positive for rickettsiae. Among these, in 13 (61.9%) samples Candidatus R. barbariae were identified, in five (23.8%) samples R. massiliae, and in three (14.3%) samples R. conorii. This study indicates that more attention should be paid to rickettsial infection in pet dogs and their ticks, because the latter may pose an epidemiological risk for tick-borne transmission of rickettsiae to human beings.
在中国西北部新疆维吾尔自治区石河子市的五家兽医诊所，从32只宠物狗身上共采集到178只成年蜱虫。所有蜱虫均通过综合形态学和遗传学分析进行鉴定，并利用七种立克次体特异性基因标记在蜱虫中检测立克次体。采集到的蜱虫被鉴定为广义血红扇头蜱。178个样本中有21个（11.8%）立克次体检测呈阳性。其中，在13个（61.9%）样本中鉴定出了柯氏立克次体候选种，在5个（23.8%）样本中鉴定出马赛立克次体，在3个（14.3%）样本中鉴定出康氏立克次体。这项研究表明，应更加关注宠物狗及其蜱虫中的立克次体感染，因为蜱虫可能对立克次体通过蜱虫传播给人类构成流行病学风险。
