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One particular Anaplasma phagocytophilum ecotype infects cattle in the Camargue, France

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Title
One particular Anaplasma phagocytophilum ecotype infects cattle in the Camargue, France
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Parasites & Vectors, August 2017
DOI 10.1186/s13071-017-2305-3
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Thibaud Dugat, Agnès Leblond, Nicolas Keck, Anne-Claire Lagrée, Isabelle Desjardins, Aurélien Joulié, Sophie Pradier, Benoit Durand, Henri-Jean Boulouis, Nadia Haddad

Abstract

Anaplasma phagocytophilum is a zoonotic tick-borne pathogen responsible for granulocytic anaplasmosis, a mild to a severe febrile disease that affects man and several animal species, including cows and horses. In Europe, I. ricinus is the only proven vector for this pathogen, but studies suggest that other tick genera and species could be involved in its transmission. Our objective was to assess the presence and genetic diversity of A. phagocytophilum in domestic animals and different tick species from the Camargue region, located in the south of France. A total of 140 ticks and blood samples from 998 cattle and 337 horses were collected in Camargue and tested for the presence of A. phagocytophilum DNA by msp2 quantitative real-time PCR. Molecular typing with four markers was performed on positive samples. Anaplasma phagocytophilum DNA was detected in 6/993 (0.6%) cows, 1/20 (5%) Haemaphysalis punctata, 1/57 (1.75%) Rhipicephalus pusillus, and was absent in horses (0%). All cattle A. phagocytophilum presented a profile identical to an A. phagocytophilum variant previously detected in Dermacentor marginatus, Hyalomma marginatum, and Rhipicephalus spp. in Camargue. Our results demonstrate that one particular A. phagocytophilum variant infects cattle in Camargue, where I. ricinus is supposed to be rare or even absent. Dermacentor marginatus, Rhipicephalus spp. and Hyalomma spp., and possibly other tick species could be involved in the transmission of this variant in this region.

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Unknown 34 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 9 26%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 15%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 9%
Student > Bachelor 2 6%
Other 2 6%
Other 4 12%
Unknown 9 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 9 26%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 24%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 9%
Immunology and Microbiology 2 6%
Environmental Science 1 3%
Other 1 3%
Unknown 10 29%
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