Rickettsia conorii israelensis in Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks, Sardinia, Italy.
The presence of tick-borne Rickettsia spp. was examined by PCR using DNA samples extracted from 254 ticks collected from mammals originating from northern and eastern Sardinia, Italy. The spotted fever group rickettsial agent Rickettsia conorii israelensis was detected in 3 Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks from a dog for the first time in this geographical area. In addition, Ri. massiliae, Ri. slovaca, and Ri. aeschlimannii were detected in Rh. turanicus, Rh. sanguineus, Dermacentor marginatus, and Hyalomma marginatum marginatum ticks from dogs, goats, wild boar, and horse. Moreover, Candidatus Rickettsia barbariae was detected in 2 Rh. turanicus ticks from goats. The detection of Ri. conorii israelensis, an emergent agent which causes Israeli spotted fever, increases our knowledge on tick-borne rickettsioses in Sardinia.
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna, Sassari, Italy.
Valentina
V
Chisu
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna, Sassari, Italy. Electronic address: giovanna.masala@izs-sardegna.it.
Giovanna
G
Masala
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna, Sassari, Italy.
Cipriano
C
Foxi
Aix Marseille Université, Unité de Recherche en Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes (URMITE), UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198 (Dakar), Inserm 1095, WHO Collaborative Center for Rickettsioses and Other Arthropod-Borne Bacterial Diseases, Marseille, France.
Cristina
C
Socolovschi
Aix Marseille Université, Unité de Recherche en Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes (URMITE), UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198 (Dakar), Inserm 1095, WHO Collaborative Center for Rickettsioses and Other Arthropod-Borne Bacterial Diseases, Marseille, France.
Didier
D
Raoult
Aix Marseille Université, Unité de Recherche en Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes (URMITE), UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198 (Dakar), Inserm 1095, WHO Collaborative Center for Rickettsioses and Other Arthropod-Borne Bacterial Diseases, Marseille, France.
Philippe
P
Parola
D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000382:microbiology*; D001907:Boutonneuse Fever / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007558:Italy; D026863:Ixodidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008322:Mammals; D048508:Rhipicephalus sanguineus / Q000382:microbiology; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D020114:Rickettsia conorii / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000662:veterinary; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial
Pathogen; Rickettsia; Tick-borne disease; Vector tick