Presence of Coxiella burnetii in Fleas in Cyprus

被引：26
作者：
Psaroulaki, Anna [1 ]
Chochlakis, Dimosthenis [2 ]
Ioannou, Ioannis [3 ]
Angelakis, Emmanouil [1 ,4 ]
Tselentis, Yannis [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Crete, Sch Med, Lab Clin Bacteriol Parasitol Zoonoses & Geog Med, Iraklion 71110, Crete, Greece
[2] Reg Publ Hlth Lab, Iraklion, Greece
[3] Vet Serv, Nicosia, Cyprus
[4] Aix Marseille Univ, URMITE, UM63, CNRS 7278,IRD 198,Inserm 1095, Marseille, France
来源：
VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES | 2014年 / 14卷 / 09期
关键词：
Coxiella burnetii; Fleas; Cyprus; Q-FEVER; AGENTS; ECTOPARASITES; NETHERLANDS; RICKETTSIA; ANAPLASMA; EHRLICHIA; ANIMALS; SPP;
D O I：
10.1089/vbz.2013.1399
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
Over 40 tick species are naturally infected by Coxiella burnetii. However, little is known about the presence of C. burnetii in other ectoparasites such as fleas. During a 6-year (2000-2006) study, 1147 fleas were collected from 652 animals (252 rats, 118 foxes, and 282 hares) captured from different areas of Cyprus. Three flea species-Xenopsylla cheopis, Ctenocephalides felis, and C. canis-were identified. Fleas were pooled (153 pools) and tested by PCR for the presence of C. burnetii. The pathogen was identified in 25 (16.3%) pools. None of the fleas parasitizing hares was positive for C. burnetii, as opposed to fleas collected from rats (12% pool positivity) and foxes (47.6% pool positivity). The highest prevalence of positive pools was recorded in C. canis (38%) compared to C. felis (16.6%) and X. cheopis (10.8%). All pools of C. canis positive for C. burnetii were removed from foxes (44.4%), whereas all positive X. cheopis (10.8%) were removed from rats. The role of fleas in the maintenance and transmission of C. burnetii among wild vertebrates remains to be determined.
引用
收藏
页码：685 / 687
页数：3
相关论文
共 19 条
  • [1] Novel Ehrlichia and Hepatozoon Agents Infecting the Crab-Eating Fox (Cerdocyon thous) in Southeastern Brazil
    Almeida, Aliny P.
    Souza, Tayse D.
    Marcili, Arlei
    Labruna, Marcelo B.
    [J]. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY, 2013, 50 (03) : 640 - 646
  • [2] Q fever
    Angelakis, Emmanouil
    Raoult, Didier
    [J]. VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY, 2010, 140 (3-4) : 297 - 309
  • [3] Molecular investigation of the occurrence of Coxiella burnetii in wildlife and ticks in an endemic area
    Astobiza, I.
    Barral, M.
    Ruiz-Fons, F.
    Barandika, J. F.
    Gerrikagoitia, X.
    Hurtado, A.
    Garcia-Perez, A. L.
    [J]. VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY, 2011, 147 (1-2) : 190 - 194
  • [4] Urban Zoonoses Caused by Bartonella, Coxiella, Ehrlichia, and Rickettsia Species
    Comer, James
    Paddock, Christopher
    Childs, James
    [J]. VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES, 2001, 1 (02) : 91 - +
  • [5] Molecular typing of Coxiella burnetii from animal and environmental matrices during Q fever epidemics in the Netherlands
    de Bruin, Arnout
    van Alphen, Pleunie T. W.
    van der Plaats, Rozemarijn Q. J.
    de Heer, Lianne N. D.
    Reusken, Chantal B. E. M.
    van Rotterdam, Bart J.
    Janse, Ingmar
    [J]. BMC VETERINARY RESEARCH, 2012, 8
  • [6] ISIIII insertion sequences of Coxiella burnetii:: characterization and use for repetitive element PCR-based differentiation of Coxiella burnetii isolates
    Denison, Amy M.
    Thompson, Herbert A.
    Massung, Robert F.
    [J]. BMC MICROBIOLOGY, 2007, 7 (1)
  • [7] Transmission of Flea-Borne Zoonotic Agents
    Eisen, Rebecca J.
    Gage, Kenneth L.
    [J]. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY, VOL 57, 2012, 57 : 61 - 82
  • [8] A SEROLOGIC SURVEY FOR SOME BACTERIAL AND VIRAL ZOONOSES IN GAME ANIMALS IN THE CZECH-REPUBLIC
    HUBALEK, Z
    JURICOVA, Z
    SVOBODOVA, S
    HALOUZKA, J
    [J]. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES, 1993, 29 (04) : 604 - 607
  • [9] Carriage of Rickettsia spp., Coxiella burnetii and Anaplasma spp. by endemic and migratory wild birds and their ectoparasites in Cyprus
    Ioannou, I.
    Chochlakis, D.
    Kasinis, N.
    Anayiotos, P.
    Lyssandrou, A.
    Papadopoulos, B.
    Tselentis, Y.
    Psaroulaki, A.
    [J]. CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION, 2009, 15 : 158 - 160
  • [10] TICK-BORNE BACTERIA IN MOUFLONS AND THEIR ECTOPARASITES IN CYPRUS
    Ioannou, Ioannis
    Sandalakis, Vassilios
    Kassinis, Nikos
    Chochlakis, Dimosthenis
    Papadopoulos, Byron
    Loukaides, Fedias
    Tselentis, Yannis
    Psaroulaki, Anna
    [J]. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES, 2011, 47 (02) : 300 - 306
12