Identification of the Spectrum of Pathogens in Ixodid Ticks from Natural Co-Infection Foci of the Baikal Region


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Abstract

Ixodid ticks from different regions of the Baikal Region were examined for the presence of transmissive pathogens during 5 seasons (2013–2017). Frequency of occurrence of the revealed markers in ascending order: tickborne encephalitis virus (TBEV), human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HMC), human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA), ixodid tick-borne borrelioses (ITBB), and tick-borne rickettsioses (TBR). The most significant differences in the rate of infection were noted in relation to spatial-temporal and species parameters. In the Baikal Region, infected ticks Ixodes persulcatus were found significantly more frequently than Haemaphysalis concinna. Besides, from 2 to 4 pathogens in different combinations were found simultaneously in 15% of suspensions of the taiga tick.

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O. V. Melnikova

Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East

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Email: melnikovaovit@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Irkutsk, 664047

R. V. Adelshin

Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East

Email: melnikovaovit@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Irkutsk, 664047

Yu. N. Trushina

Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East

Email: melnikovaovit@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Irkutsk, 664047

N. V. Yakovchits

Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East

Email: melnikovaovit@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Irkutsk, 664047

E. I. Andaev

Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East

Email: melnikovaovit@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Irkutsk, 664047

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