Molecular detection of pathogens in ticks and fleas collected from companion dogs and cats in East and Southeast Asia
Background: Ticks and fleas are considered amongst the most important arthropod vectors of medical and veterinary concern due to their ability to transmit pathogens to a range of animal species including dogs, cats and humans. By sharing a common environment with humans, companion animal-associated...
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| author | Nguyen, Viet Linh Vito, Colella Grazia, Greco Fang, Fang Nurcahyo, Wisnu Hadi, Upik Kesumawati Venturina, Virginia Boon, Kenneth Yew Tong Tsai, Yi Lun Taweethavonsawat, Piyanan Tiwananthagorn, Saruda Tangtrongsup, Sahatchai Thong, Quang Le Khanh, Linh Bui Do, Thom Watanabe, Malaika Megat Abdul Rani, Puteri Azaziah Filipe, Dantas Torres Halos, Lenaig Frederic, Beugnet Domenico, Otranto |
| author_facet | Nguyen, Viet Linh Vito, Colella Grazia, Greco Fang, Fang Nurcahyo, Wisnu Hadi, Upik Kesumawati Venturina, Virginia Boon, Kenneth Yew Tong Tsai, Yi Lun Taweethavonsawat, Piyanan Tiwananthagorn, Saruda Tangtrongsup, Sahatchai Thong, Quang Le Khanh, Linh Bui Do, Thom Watanabe, Malaika Megat Abdul Rani, Puteri Azaziah Filipe, Dantas Torres Halos, Lenaig Frederic, Beugnet Domenico, Otranto |
| author_sort | Nguyen, Viet Linh |
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| description | Background: Ticks and fleas are considered amongst the most important arthropod vectors of medical and veterinary concern due to their ability to transmit pathogens to a range of animal species including dogs, cats and humans. By sharing a common environment with humans, companion animal-associated parasitic arthropods may potentially transmit zoonotic vector-borne pathogens (VBPs). This study aimed to molecularly detect pathogens from ticks and fleas from companion dogs and cats in East and Southeast Asia. Methods: A total of 392 ticks and 248 fleas were collected from 401 infested animals (i.e. 271 dogs and 130 cats) from China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam, and molecularly screened for the presence of pathogens. Ticks were tested for Rickettsia spp., Anaplasma spp., Ehrlichia spp., Babesia spp. and Hepatozoon spp. while fleas were screened for the presence of Rickettsia spp. and Bartonella spp. Result: Of the 392 ticks tested, 37 (9.4%) scored positive for at least one pathogen with Hepatozoon canis being the most prevalent (5.4%), followed by Ehrlichia canis (1.8%), Babesia vogeli (1%), Anaplasma platys (0.8%) and Rickettsia spp. (1%) [including Rickettsia sp. (0.5%), Rickettsia asembonensis (0.3%) and Rickettsia felis (0.3%)]. Out of 248 fleas tested, 106 (42.7%) were harboring at least one pathogen with R. felis being the most common (19.4%), followed by Bartonella spp. (16.5%), Rickettsia asembonensis (10.9%) and “Candidatus Rickettsia senegalensis” (0.4%). Furthermore, 35 Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks were subjected to phylogenetic analysis, of which 34 ticks belonged to the tropical and only one belonged to the temperate lineage (Rh. sanguineus (sensu stricto)). Conclusion: Our data reveals the circulation of different VBPs in ticks and fleas of dogs and cats from Asia, including zoonotic agents, which may represent a potential risk to animal and human health. |
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| spelling | upm-868142021-11-18T07:06:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86814/ Molecular detection of pathogens in ticks and fleas collected from companion dogs and cats in East and Southeast Asia Nguyen, Viet Linh Vito, Colella Grazia, Greco Fang, Fang Nurcahyo, Wisnu Hadi, Upik Kesumawati Venturina, Virginia Boon, Kenneth Yew Tong Tsai, Yi Lun Taweethavonsawat, Piyanan Tiwananthagorn, Saruda Tangtrongsup, Sahatchai Thong, Quang Le Khanh, Linh Bui Do, Thom Watanabe, Malaika Megat Abdul Rani, Puteri Azaziah Filipe, Dantas Torres Halos, Lenaig Frederic, Beugnet Domenico, Otranto Background: Ticks and fleas are considered amongst the most important arthropod vectors of medical and veterinary concern due to their ability to transmit pathogens to a range of animal species including dogs, cats and humans. By sharing a common environment with humans, companion animal-associated parasitic arthropods may potentially transmit zoonotic vector-borne pathogens (VBPs). This study aimed to molecularly detect pathogens from ticks and fleas from companion dogs and cats in East and Southeast Asia. Methods: A total of 392 ticks and 248 fleas were collected from 401 infested animals (i.e. 271 dogs and 130 cats) from China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam, and molecularly screened for the presence of pathogens. Ticks were tested for Rickettsia spp., Anaplasma spp., Ehrlichia spp., Babesia spp. and Hepatozoon spp. while fleas were screened for the presence of Rickettsia spp. and Bartonella spp. Result: Of the 392 ticks tested, 37 (9.4%) scored positive for at least one pathogen with Hepatozoon canis being the most prevalent (5.4%), followed by Ehrlichia canis (1.8%), Babesia vogeli (1%), Anaplasma platys (0.8%) and Rickettsia spp. (1%) [including Rickettsia sp. (0.5%), Rickettsia asembonensis (0.3%) and Rickettsia felis (0.3%)]. Out of 248 fleas tested, 106 (42.7%) were harboring at least one pathogen with R. felis being the most common (19.4%), followed by Bartonella spp. (16.5%), Rickettsia asembonensis (10.9%) and “Candidatus Rickettsia senegalensis” (0.4%). Furthermore, 35 Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks were subjected to phylogenetic analysis, of which 34 ticks belonged to the tropical and only one belonged to the temperate lineage (Rh. sanguineus (sensu stricto)). Conclusion: Our data reveals the circulation of different VBPs in ticks and fleas of dogs and cats from Asia, including zoonotic agents, which may represent a potential risk to animal and human health. Springer 2020-08-15 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86814/1/Molecular%20detection%20of%20pathogens%20in%20ticks%20and%20fleas%20collected%20from%20companion%20dogs.pdf Nguyen, Viet Linh and Vito, Colella and Grazia, Greco and Fang, Fang and Nurcahyo, Wisnu and Hadi, Upik Kesumawati and Venturina, Virginia and Boon, Kenneth Yew Tong and Tsai, Yi Lun and Taweethavonsawat, Piyanan and Tiwananthagorn, Saruda and Tangtrongsup, Sahatchai and Thong, Quang Le and Khanh, Linh Bui and Do, Thom and Watanabe, Malaika and Megat Abdul Rani, Puteri Azaziah and Filipe, Dantas Torres and Halos, Lenaig and Frederic, Beugnet and Domenico, Otranto (2020) Molecular detection of pathogens in ticks and fleas collected from companion dogs and cats in East and Southeast Asia. Parasites & Vectors, 13. art. no. 420. pp. 1-11. ISSN 1756-3305 https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-020-04288-8 10.1186/s13071-020-04288-8 |
| spellingShingle | Nguyen, Viet Linh Vito, Colella Grazia, Greco Fang, Fang Nurcahyo, Wisnu Hadi, Upik Kesumawati Venturina, Virginia Boon, Kenneth Yew Tong Tsai, Yi Lun Taweethavonsawat, Piyanan Tiwananthagorn, Saruda Tangtrongsup, Sahatchai Thong, Quang Le Khanh, Linh Bui Do, Thom Watanabe, Malaika Megat Abdul Rani, Puteri Azaziah Filipe, Dantas Torres Halos, Lenaig Frederic, Beugnet Domenico, Otranto Molecular detection of pathogens in ticks and fleas collected from companion dogs and cats in East and Southeast Asia |
| title | Molecular detection of pathogens in ticks and fleas collected from companion dogs and cats in East and Southeast Asia |
| title_full | Molecular detection of pathogens in ticks and fleas collected from companion dogs and cats in East and Southeast Asia |
| title_fullStr | Molecular detection of pathogens in ticks and fleas collected from companion dogs and cats in East and Southeast Asia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Molecular detection of pathogens in ticks and fleas collected from companion dogs and cats in East and Southeast Asia |
| title_short | Molecular detection of pathogens in ticks and fleas collected from companion dogs and cats in East and Southeast Asia |
| title_sort | molecular detection of pathogens in ticks and fleas collected from companion dogs and cats in east and southeast asia |
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