Role of birds in dispersal of etiologic agents of tick-borne zoonoses, Spain, 2009.
We amplified gene sequences from Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia garinii, B. valaisiana, B. turdi, Rickettsia monacensis, R. helvetica, R. sibirica sibirica, and Rickettsia spp. (including Candidatus Rickettsia vini) in ticks removed from birds in Spain. The findings support the role of passerine birds as possible dispersers of these tick-borne pathogens.
Hospital San Pedro–Centro de Investigación Biomédica de La Rioja, Logroño, Spain.
Ana M
AM
Palomar
Paula
P
Santibáñez
David
D
Mazuelas
Lidia
L
Roncero
Sonia
S
Santibáñez
Aránzazu
A
Portillo
José A
JA
Oteo
D041081:Anaplasma phagocytophilum / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000382:microbiology*; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D025065:Borrelia burgdorferi / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D026863:Ixodidae / Q000145:classification / Q000382:microbiology*; D046109:Passeriformes / Q000469:parasitology*; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013030:Spain; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D017282:Tick-Borne Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D015047:Zoonoses