Borrelia infection in Ixodes pararicinus ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from northwestern Argentina
The aim of this work was to describe for the first time the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato infecting ticks in Argentina. Unfed specimens of Ixodes pararicinus collected from vegetation in Jujuy Province were tested for Borrelia infection by PCR targeting the gene flagellin (fla), the rr...
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| author | Nava, Santiago Barbieri, Amália Regina Mar Maya, Leticia Colina, Rodney Mangold, Atilio Jose Labruna, Marcelo B. Venzal, José Manuel |
| author_browse | Barbieri, Amália Regina Mar Colina, Rodney Labruna, Marcelo B. Mangold, Atilio Jose Maya, Leticia Nava, Santiago Venzal, José Manuel |
| author_facet | Nava, Santiago Barbieri, Amália Regina Mar Maya, Leticia Colina, Rodney Mangold, Atilio Jose Labruna, Marcelo B. Venzal, José Manuel |
| author_sort | Nava, Santiago |
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| description | The aim of this work was to describe for the first time the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato infecting ticks in Argentina. Unfed specimens of Ixodes pararicinus collected from vegetation in Jujuy Province were tested for Borrelia infection by PCR targeting the gene flagellin (fla), the rrfA-rrlB intergenic spacer region (IGS) and the 16S rDNA (rrs) gene. One male and one female of I. pararicinus collected in Jujuy were found to be positive to Borrelia infection with the three molecular markers tested. Phylogenetically, the Borrelia found in I. pararicinus from Jujuy belongs to the B. burgdorferi s.l complex, and it was similar to one of the genospecies detected in I. aragaoi from Uruguay. Also, this genospecies is closely related to two genospecies known from USA, Borrelia americana and the Borrelia sp. genospecies 1. The epidemiological risk that implies the infection with Borrelia in I. paracinus ticks from Argentina appears to be low because the genospecies detected is not suspected of having clinical relevance and there are no records of Ixodes ticks biting humans in the southern cone of South America. Further studies are needed to assess accurately if there is risk of borreliosis transmitted by ticks in South America. |
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| spelling | INTA30432018-08-10T12:47:28Z Borrelia infection in Ixodes pararicinus ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from northwestern Argentina Nava, Santiago Barbieri, Amália Regina Mar Maya, Leticia Colina, Rodney Mangold, Atilio Jose Labruna, Marcelo B. Venzal, José Manuel Borrelia Ixodes Infección Borrelia burgdorferi Bacteria Infection Ixodes pararicinus Garrapatas Región Noroeste, Argentina The aim of this work was to describe for the first time the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato infecting ticks in Argentina. Unfed specimens of Ixodes pararicinus collected from vegetation in Jujuy Province were tested for Borrelia infection by PCR targeting the gene flagellin (fla), the rrfA-rrlB intergenic spacer region (IGS) and the 16S rDNA (rrs) gene. One male and one female of I. pararicinus collected in Jujuy were found to be positive to Borrelia infection with the three molecular markers tested. Phylogenetically, the Borrelia found in I. pararicinus from Jujuy belongs to the B. burgdorferi s.l complex, and it was similar to one of the genospecies detected in I. aragaoi from Uruguay. Also, this genospecies is closely related to two genospecies known from USA, Borrelia americana and the Borrelia sp. genospecies 1. The epidemiological risk that implies the infection with Borrelia in I. paracinus ticks from Argentina appears to be low because the genospecies detected is not suspected of having clinical relevance and there are no records of Ixodes ticks biting humans in the southern cone of South America. Further studies are needed to assess accurately if there is risk of borreliosis transmitted by ticks in South America. EEA Rafaela Fil: Nava, Santiago. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Barbieri, Amália Regina Mar. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal; Brasil Fil: Maya, Leticia. Universidad de la República. CENUR Litoral Norte. Centro Universitario de Salto. Laboratorio de Virología Molecular; Uruguay Fil: Colina, Rodney. Universidad de la República. CENUR Litoral Norte. Centro Universitario de Salto. Laboratorio de Virología Molecular; Uruguay Fil: Mangold, Atilio Jose. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Labruna, Marcelo B. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal; Brasil Fil: Venzal, José Manuel. Universidad de la República. Facultad de Veterinaria. Laboratorio de Vectores y Enfermedades Transmitidas; Uruguay 2018-08-10T12:46:11Z 2018-08-10T12:46:11Z 2014-11 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001706X14002071 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3043 0001-706X https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.06.010 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Acta Tropica 139 : 1-4 (November 2014) |
| spellingShingle | Borrelia Ixodes Infección Borrelia burgdorferi Bacteria Infection Ixodes pararicinus Garrapatas Región Noroeste, Argentina Nava, Santiago Barbieri, Amália Regina Mar Maya, Leticia Colina, Rodney Mangold, Atilio Jose Labruna, Marcelo B. Venzal, José Manuel Borrelia infection in Ixodes pararicinus ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from northwestern Argentina |
| title | Borrelia infection in Ixodes pararicinus ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from northwestern Argentina |
| title_full | Borrelia infection in Ixodes pararicinus ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from northwestern Argentina |
| title_fullStr | Borrelia infection in Ixodes pararicinus ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from northwestern Argentina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Borrelia infection in Ixodes pararicinus ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from northwestern Argentina |
| title_short | Borrelia infection in Ixodes pararicinus ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from northwestern Argentina |
| title_sort | borrelia infection in ixodes pararicinus ticks acari ixodidae from northwestern argentina |
| topic | Borrelia Ixodes Infección Borrelia burgdorferi Bacteria Infection Ixodes pararicinus Garrapatas Región Noroeste, Argentina |
| url | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001706X14002071 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3043 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.06.010 |
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