Pathogenic Rickettsia in ticks of spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) sold in a Qatar live animal market

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Autor(a) principal: Barradas, Patricia F.
Data de Publicação: 2020
Outros Autores: Mesquita, Joao R., Lima, Clara, Cardoso, Luis, Alho, Ana Margarida, Ferreira, Paula, Amorim, Irina, de Sousa, Rita, Gartner, Fatima
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/24100
Resumo: Research Areas: Infectious Diseases ; Veterinary Sciences
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spelling Pathogenic Rickettsia in ticks of spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) sold in a Qatar live animal marketHyalomma aegyptiumRickettsia aeschilimaniiRickettsia africaeTestudo tortoiseResearch Areas: Infectious Diseases ; Veterinary SciencesThe dissemination of vector arthropods harbouring zoonotic pathogens through the uncontrolled transboundary trade of exotic and pet animals poses an important threat to Public Health. In the present report, we describe the introduction of pathogenic Rickettsia africae and R. aeschlimanni in ticks removed from imported tortoises in Qatar. A total of 21 ticks were collected from pet spur‐thighed tortoises (Testudo graeca) from Doha, May 2018, and studied for species identification and characterization of Rickettsia spp. Morphological and molecular analysis of ticks allowed their identification as Hyalomma aegyptium. Molecular analysis of partial ompA and gltA genes showed that Rickettsia sequences found on these ticks clustered with sequences classified as R. aeschilimanii and R. africae. Since pre‐adult stages of H. aegyptium also feed on humans, this tick species may play a role in the transmission of R. aeschilimanii and R. africae. We alert for the introduction of non‐native pets as vehicles for tick importation, known vectors for animal and human pathogenic agents. Importation of exotic species into non‐autochthonous countries deserves strict control to enforce robust surveillance and mitigate potential exotic diseases epidemics.WileyRepositório da Universidade de LisboaBarradas, Patricia F.Mesquita, Joao R.Lima, ClaraCardoso, LuisAlho, Ana MargaridaFerreira, PaulaAmorim, Irinade Sousa, RitaGartner, Fatima2022-04-18T15:29:59Z2020-012020-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/24100engBarradas PF, Mesquita JR, Lima C, Cardoso L, Alho AM, Ferreira P, Amorim I, de Sousa R, Gartner F. 2020. Pathogenic Rickettsia in ticks of spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) sold in a Qatar live animal market. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 67(1):pp.461–465. Doi 10.1111/tbed.133751865-167410.1111/tbed.133751865-1682info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-03-06T14:53:44ZPortal AgregadorONG
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Pathogenic Rickettsia in ticks of spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) sold in a Qatar live animal market
title Pathogenic Rickettsia in ticks of spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) sold in a Qatar live animal market
spellingShingle Pathogenic Rickettsia in ticks of spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) sold in a Qatar live animal market
Barradas, Patricia F.
Hyalomma aegyptium
Rickettsia aeschilimanii
Rickettsia africae
Testudo tortoise
title_short Pathogenic Rickettsia in ticks of spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) sold in a Qatar live animal market
title_full Pathogenic Rickettsia in ticks of spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) sold in a Qatar live animal market
title_fullStr Pathogenic Rickettsia in ticks of spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) sold in a Qatar live animal market
title_full_unstemmed Pathogenic Rickettsia in ticks of spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) sold in a Qatar live animal market
title_sort Pathogenic Rickettsia in ticks of spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) sold in a Qatar live animal market
author Barradas, Patricia F.
author_facet Barradas, Patricia F.
Mesquita, Joao R.
Lima, Clara
Cardoso, Luis
Alho, Ana Margarida
Ferreira, Paula
Amorim, Irina
de Sousa, Rita
Gartner, Fatima
author_role author
author2 Mesquita, Joao R.
Lima, Clara
Cardoso, Luis
Alho, Ana Margarida
Ferreira, Paula
Amorim, Irina
de Sousa, Rita
Gartner, Fatima
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Barradas, Patricia F.
Mesquita, Joao R.
Lima, Clara
Cardoso, Luis
Alho, Ana Margarida
Ferreira, Paula
Amorim, Irina
de Sousa, Rita
Gartner, Fatima
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Hyalomma aegyptium
Rickettsia aeschilimanii
Rickettsia africae
Testudo tortoise
topic Hyalomma aegyptium
Rickettsia aeschilimanii
Rickettsia africae
Testudo tortoise
description Research Areas: Infectious Diseases ; Veterinary Sciences
publishDate 2020
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2020-01-01T00:00:00Z
2022-04-18T15:29:59Z
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