Alicja Buczek, Weronika Buczek, Maciej Rudek, Marek Asman, Magdalena Świsłocka, Katarzyna Bartosik
{"title":"Dermacentor reticulatus 在波兰中南部的出现以及对人类和动物健康的潜在威胁。","authors":"Alicja Buczek, Weronika Buczek, Maciej Rudek, Marek Asman, Magdalena Świsłocka, Katarzyna Bartosik","doi":"10.26444/aaem/178401","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction and objective: </strong><i>Dermacentor reticulatus</i> is one of the tick species of the greatest epidemiological importance in Europe. To date, the Eastern European and Western European populations of this tick species have been separated by an area located in Poland where the species has never been found. In this study, newly discovered <i>D. reticulatus</i> localities in areas transformed by human activities in central-southern Poland are described.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The specimens of the ornate dog tick were identified among ticks collected from companion animals in 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014. They were examined using PCR methods to detect <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> s.l., <i>Rickettsia</i> spp., <i>Anaplasma phagocytophilum</i>, <i>Bartonella</i> spp., <i>Babesia</i> spp., and<i> Toxoplasma gondii</i>. In the case of the positive results, the amplicons were sequenced and examined by a BLAST search.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 6 specimens of <i>D. reticulatus</i> were collected (3 females and 3 males). As declared by the owners, animal hosts stayed in the same area throughout the study period and had never travelled outside their place of residence. As many as 3/6 (50%) of <i>D. reticulatus</i> adults removed from dogs were infected with <i>Rickettsia raoultii</i>.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results expand the available data on the spread of the ornate dog tick and indicate that, since 2010, this tick species and <i>Rickettsia raoultii</i> transmitted by this tick species have probably been present in this area, which has a strongly transformed agricultural structure and and had previously been regarded as a <i>D. reticulatus</i>-free zone. The presence of the ornate dog tick in urban and suburban habitats in central-southern Poland poses new threats to the health of companion animals and humans associated with the transmission of pathogens by this species.</p>","PeriodicalId":50970,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3000,"publicationDate":"2024-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Occurrence of <i>Dermacentor reticulatus</i> in central-southern Poland, and potential threats to human and animal health.\",\"authors\":\"Alicja Buczek, Weronika Buczek, Maciej Rudek, Marek Asman, Magdalena Świsłocka, Katarzyna Bartosik\",\"doi\":\"10.26444/aaem/178401\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<p><strong>Introduction and objective: </strong><i>Dermacentor reticulatus</i> is one of the tick species of the greatest epidemiological importance in Europe. To date, the Eastern European and Western European populations of this tick species have been separated by an area located in Poland where the species has never been found. In this study, newly discovered <i>D. reticulatus</i> localities in areas transformed by human activities in central-southern Poland are described.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The specimens of the ornate dog tick were identified among ticks collected from companion animals in 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014. They were examined using PCR methods to detect <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> s.l., <i>Rickettsia</i> spp., <i>Anaplasma phagocytophilum</i>, <i>Bartonella</i> spp., <i>Babesia</i> spp., and<i> Toxoplasma gondii</i>. In the case of the positive results, the amplicons were sequenced and examined by a BLAST search.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 6 specimens of <i>D. reticulatus</i> were collected (3 females and 3 males). As declared by the owners, animal hosts stayed in the same area throughout the study period and had never travelled outside their place of residence. As many as 3/6 (50%) of <i>D. reticulatus</i> adults removed from dogs were infected with <i>Rickettsia raoultii</i>.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results expand the available data on the spread of the ornate dog tick and indicate that, since 2010, this tick species and <i>Rickettsia raoultii</i> transmitted by this tick species have probably been present in this area, which has a strongly transformed agricultural structure and and had previously been regarded as a <i>D. reticulatus</i>-free zone. The presence of the ornate dog tick in urban and suburban habitats in central-southern Poland poses new threats to the health of companion animals and humans associated with the transmission of pathogens by this species.</p>\",\"PeriodicalId\":50970,\"journal\":{\"name\":\"Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine\",\"volume\":null,\"pages\":null},\"PeriodicalIF\":1.3000,\"publicationDate\":\"2024-03-25\",\"publicationTypes\":\"Journal Article\",\"fieldsOfStudy\":null,\"isOpenAccess\":false,\"openAccessPdf\":\"\",\"citationCount\":\"0\",\"resultStr\":null,\"platform\":\"Semanticscholar\",\"paperid\":null,\"PeriodicalName\":\"Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine\",\"FirstCategoryId\":\"3\",\"ListUrlMain\":\"https://doi.org/10.26444/aaem/178401\",\"RegionNum\":4,\"RegionCategory\":\"医学\",\"ArticlePicture\":[],\"TitleCN\":null,\"AbstractTextCN\":null,\"PMCID\":null,\"EPubDate\":\"2024/1/30 0:00:00\",\"PubModel\":\"Epub\",\"JCR\":\"Q4\",\"JCRName\":\"ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES\",\"Score\":null,\"Total\":0}","platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.26444/aaem/178401","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/1/30 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
Occurrence of Dermacentor reticulatus in central-southern Poland, and potential threats to human and animal health.
Introduction and objective: Dermacentor reticulatus is one of the tick species of the greatest epidemiological importance in Europe. To date, the Eastern European and Western European populations of this tick species have been separated by an area located in Poland where the species has never been found. In this study, newly discovered D. reticulatus localities in areas transformed by human activities in central-southern Poland are described.
Material and methods: The specimens of the ornate dog tick were identified among ticks collected from companion animals in 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014. They were examined using PCR methods to detect Borrelia burgdorferi s.l., Rickettsia spp., Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Bartonella spp., Babesia spp., and Toxoplasma gondii. In the case of the positive results, the amplicons were sequenced and examined by a BLAST search.
Results: In total, 6 specimens of D. reticulatus were collected (3 females and 3 males). As declared by the owners, animal hosts stayed in the same area throughout the study period and had never travelled outside their place of residence. As many as 3/6 (50%) of D. reticulatus adults removed from dogs were infected with Rickettsia raoultii.
Conclusions: The results expand the available data on the spread of the ornate dog tick and indicate that, since 2010, this tick species and Rickettsia raoultii transmitted by this tick species have probably been present in this area, which has a strongly transformed agricultural structure and and had previously been regarded as a D. reticulatus-free zone. The presence of the ornate dog tick in urban and suburban habitats in central-southern Poland poses new threats to the health of companion animals and humans associated with the transmission of pathogens by this species.
期刊介绍:
All papers within the scope indicated by the following sections of the journal may be submitted:
Biological agents posing occupational risk in agriculture, forestry, food industry and wood industry and diseases caused by these agents (zoonoses, allergic and immunotoxic diseases).
Health effects of chemical pollutants in agricultural areas , including occupational and non-occupational effects of agricultural chemicals (pesticides, fertilizers) and effects of industrial disposal (heavy metals, sulphur, etc.) contaminating the atmosphere, soil and water.
Exposure to physical hazards associated with the use of machinery in agriculture and forestry: noise, vibration, dust.
Prevention of occupational diseases in agriculture, forestry, food industry and wood industry.
Work-related accidents and injuries in agriculture, forestry, food industry and wood industry: incidence, causes, social aspects and prevention.
State of the health of rural communities depending on various factors: social factors, accessibility of medical care, etc.