Rickettsia spp. in ticks of South Luangwa valley, Eastern Province, Zambia

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dc.contributor.authorPhiri, Bruno S. J.
dc.contributor.authorKattner, Simone
dc.contributor.authorChitimia-Dobler, Lidia
dc.contributor.authorWoelfel, Silke
dc.contributor.authorAlbanus, Celina
dc.contributor.authorDobler, Gerhard
dc.contributor.authorKüpper, Thomas
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-03T13:38:04Z
dc.date.available2024-09-03T13:38:04Z
dc.date.issued2023de
dc.description.abstractTicks are important vectors for Rickettsia spp. belonging to the Spotted Fever Group responsible for causing Rickettsiosis worldwide. Rickettsioses pose an underestimated health risk to tourists and local inhabitants. There is evidence of the presence of Rickettsia spp. in Zambia, however there is limited data. A total of 1465 ticks were collected in 20 different locations from dogs and cattle including one cat. Ticks were identified by morphological features or by sequencing of the 16S mitochondrial rRNA gene. Individual ticks were further tested for rickettsiae using a pan-Rickettsia real-time-PCR. Rickettsia species in PCR-positive ticks were identified by sequencing the 23S-5S intergenic spacer region or partial ompA gene, respectively. Seven tick species belonging to three different tick genera were found, namely: Amblyomma variegatum, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, Rhipicephalus simus, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Rhipicephalus zambesiensis and Haemaphysalis elliptica. Out of the 1465 ticks collected, 67 (4.6%) tested positive in the pan-Rickettsia PCR. This study provides detailed data about the presence of Rickettsia species in South Luangwa Valley, Eastern Province, Zambia for the first time. High prevalence of Rickettsia africae in Amblyomma variegatum was found, which indicates the potential risk of infection in the investigated area. Furthermore, to our best knowledge, this is the first time Rickettsia massiliae, a human pathogen causing spotted fever, has been detected in Zambia.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/16507
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11010167
dc.language.isoengde
dc.rights.licensecc_byde
dc.source2076-2607de
dc.sourceMicroorganisms; Vol. 11, No. 1 (2023) 167de
dc.subjectTicks
dc.subjectRickettsia spp.
dc.subjectZambia
dc.subject.ddc610
dc.titleRickettsia spp. in ticks of South Luangwa valley, Eastern Province, Zambiaen
dc.type.diniArticle
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMicroorganisms, 11 (2023), 1, 167. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11010167. ISSN: 2076-2607
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.issn2076-2607
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.issue1
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitleMicroorganisms
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume11
local.export.bibtex@article{Phiri2023, url = {https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/16507}, doi = {10.3390/microorganisms11010167}, author = {Phiri, Bruno S. J. and Kattner, Simone and Chitimia-Dobler, Lidia et al.}, title = {Rickettsia spp. in ticks of South Luangwa valley, Eastern Province, Zambia}, journal = {Microorganisms}, year = {2023}, volume = {11}, number = {1}, }
local.export.bibtexAuthorPhiri, Bruno S. J. and Kattner, Simone and Chitimia-Dobler, Lidia et al.
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