Molecular identification of tick-borne pathogens in tick-Haemaphysalis longicornis from sheep in Henan,China
Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) are one of the most important diseases, which can cause severe economic loss in animal husbandry.In this study, a total of 132 adult female ticks were collected from sheep at 9 localities in Henan province in China, all of them were Haemaphysalis longicornis confirmed by light microscope and PCR amplification.Pathogens identified in ticks included Anaplasma (Anaplasma ovis, A.bovis, A.phagocytophilum) and Piroplasma (Theileria luwenshuni, T.uilenbergi, Babesia motasi).The results showed that A.bovis (27/132; 20.4%) and T.luwenshuni (19/132; 14.4%).were found in higher prevalence in ticks from sheep whereas the prevalences ofA.ovis, A.phagocytophilum, B.motasi were 2.3% (3/132), 1.5% (2/132) and 0.75% (1/132), respectively.This was the first report of B.motasi detected from H.lohgicornis in China, in contrast, T.uilenbergi infection was not found in this study, The results confirmed that H.longicornis was the most common tick species from sheep in Henan Province, which can transmit A.phagocytophilum, a well known zoonotic pathogen of public health and veterinary importance.Our results provided important data of understanding that A.bovis might be a predominant pathogen of sheep transmitted by H.longicornis in this region.
Haemaphysalis longicornis Tick-borne pathogens Sheep China
Yongshuai PENG Changshen NING Meng Qi Fuchun JIAN Jinhong WANG Yali LV Jiujian WEI Feifei ZHANG Rongjun WANG Longxian ZHANG
College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine,Henan Agricultural University,Zhengzhou 450002,PR China
国内会议
郑州
英文
353-355
2013-11-24（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）