The role of sheep ked (Melophagus ovinus) as potential vector of protozoa and bacterial pathogens

The sheep ked (Melophagus ovinus) hematophagous insect may act as a potential vector of vector-borne pathogens. The aim of this study was to detect the presence of Trypanosoma spp., Bartonella spp., Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in sheep ked collected from sheep in Po...

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Autores principales: Werszko, Joanna, Asman, Marek, Witecka, Joanna, Steiner-Bogdaszewska, Żaneta, Szewczyk, Tomasz, Kuryło, Grzegorz, Wilamowski, Konrad, Karbowiak, Grzegorz
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8322267/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34326415
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94895-x
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author Werszko, Joanna
Asman, Marek
Witecka, Joanna
Steiner-Bogdaszewska, Żaneta
Szewczyk, Tomasz
Kuryło, Grzegorz
Wilamowski, Konrad
Karbowiak, Grzegorz
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Asman, Marek
Witecka, Joanna
Steiner-Bogdaszewska, Żaneta
Szewczyk, Tomasz
Kuryło, Grzegorz
Wilamowski, Konrad
Karbowiak, Grzegorz
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description The sheep ked (Melophagus ovinus) hematophagous insect may act as a potential vector of vector-borne pathogens. The aim of this study was to detect the presence of Trypanosoma spp., Bartonella spp., Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in sheep ked collected from sheep in Poland. In total, Trypanosoma spp. was detected in 58.91% of M. ovinus, whereas Bartonella spp. and B. burgdorferi s.l. were found in 86.82% and 1.55% of the studied insects, respectively. A. phagocytophilum was not detected in the studied material. In turn, co-infection by Trypanosoma spp. and Bartonella spp. was detected in 50.39%, while co-infection with Trypanosoma spp. and Bartonella spp. and B. burgdorferi s.l. was found in 1.55% of the studied insects. The conducted study showed for the first time the presence of B. burgdorferi s. l. in M. ovinus, as well as for the first time in Poland the presence of Trypanosoma spp. and Bartonella spp. The obtained results suggest that these insects may be a potential vector for these pathogens, but further-more detailed studies are required.
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spelling pubmed-83222672021-07-30 The role of sheep ked (Melophagus ovinus) as potential vector of protozoa and bacterial pathogens Werszko, Joanna Asman, Marek Witecka, Joanna Steiner-Bogdaszewska, Żaneta Szewczyk, Tomasz Kuryło, Grzegorz Wilamowski, Konrad Karbowiak, Grzegorz Sci Rep Article The sheep ked (Melophagus ovinus) hematophagous insect may act as a potential vector of vector-borne pathogens. The aim of this study was to detect the presence of Trypanosoma spp., Bartonella spp., Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in sheep ked collected from sheep in Poland. In total, Trypanosoma spp. was detected in 58.91% of M. ovinus, whereas Bartonella spp. and B. burgdorferi s.l. were found in 86.82% and 1.55% of the studied insects, respectively. A. phagocytophilum was not detected in the studied material. In turn, co-infection by Trypanosoma spp. and Bartonella spp. was detected in 50.39%, while co-infection with Trypanosoma spp. and Bartonella spp. and B. burgdorferi s.l. was found in 1.55% of the studied insects. The conducted study showed for the first time the presence of B. burgdorferi s. l. in M. ovinus, as well as for the first time in Poland the presence of Trypanosoma spp. and Bartonella spp. The obtained results suggest that these insects may be a potential vector for these pathogens, but further-more detailed studies are required. Nature Publishing Group UK 2021-07-29 /pmc/articles/PMC8322267/ /pubmed/34326415 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94895-x Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) .
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Asman, Marek
Witecka, Joanna
Steiner-Bogdaszewska, Żaneta
Szewczyk, Tomasz
Kuryło, Grzegorz
Wilamowski, Konrad
Karbowiak, Grzegorz
The role of sheep ked (Melophagus ovinus) as potential vector of protozoa and bacterial pathogens
title The role of sheep ked (Melophagus ovinus) as potential vector of protozoa and bacterial pathogens
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title_full_unstemmed The role of sheep ked (Melophagus ovinus) as potential vector of protozoa and bacterial pathogens
title_short The role of sheep ked (Melophagus ovinus) as potential vector of protozoa and bacterial pathogens
title_sort role of sheep ked (melophagus ovinus) as potential vector of protozoa and bacterial pathogens
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8322267/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34326415
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94895-x
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