Microbial pathogens in ticks, rodents and a shrew in northern Gyeonggi-do near the DMZ, Korea
Journal of Veterinary Science
;
: 285-293, 2008.
Artigo
em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
A total of 1,618 ticks [420 individual (adults) and pooled (larvae and nymphs) samples], 369 rodents (Apodemus arius, Rattus norvegicus, Tscherskia triton, Mus musculus, and Myodes regulus), and 34 shrews (Crocidura lasiura) that were collected in northern Gyeonggi-do near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of Korea during 2004-2005, were assayed by PCR for selected zoonotic pathogens. From a total of 420 individual and pooled tick DNA samples, Anaplasma (A.) phagocytophilum (16), A. platys (16), Ehrlichia (E.) chaffeensis (63), Borrelia burgdorferi (16), and Rickettsia spp. (198) were detected using species-specific PCR assays. Out of 403 spleens from rodents and shrews, A. phagocytophilum (20), A. platys (34), E. chaffeensis (127), and Bartonella spp. (24) were detected with species-specific PCR assays. These results suggest that fevers of unknown causes in humans and animals in Korea should be evaluated for infections by these vector-borne microbial pathogens.
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Assunto principal:
Ratos
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Estações do Ano
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Musaranhos
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Carrapatos
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Guerra Biológica
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DNA Bacteriano
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Zoonoses
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Ehrlichiose
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum
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Coreia (Geográfico)
Limite:
Animais
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Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Journal of Veterinary Science
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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