Transmission of Bartonella henselae within Rhipicephalus sanguineus: Data on the Potential Vector Role of the Tick

• Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 14; no. 10; pp. e0008664 - 16
• Main Authors: Wechtaisong, Wittawat, Bonnet, Sarah I., Lien, Yi-Yang, Chuang, Shih-Te, Tsai, Yi-Lun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.10.2020; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Animals; Arachnid Vectors; Arachnids; Bacteria; Bartonella; Bartonella henselae; Bartonella henselae - growth & development; Bartonella Infections - transmission; Biology and Life Sciences; Blood; Body temperature; Cat scratch disease; Colonies; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Distribution; DNA; DNA, Bacterial - isolation & purification; Epidemiology; Evaluation; Faeces; Feces; Feeding; Feeding Behavior; Goats; Gram-negative bacteria; Health aspects; Host-parasite relationships; Humidity; Infections; Laboratories; Larva - microbiology; Larvae; Life Sciences; Medical research; Medicine and Health Sciences; Membranes; Mice, Inbred ICR; Microbiology and Parasitology; Molting; Moulting; Nucleotide sequence; Nymph - microbiology; Nymphs; Pathogens; PCR; Physical Sciences; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Pools; Rhipicephalus sanguineus; Rhipicephalus sanguineus - growth & development; Rhipicephalus sanguineus - microbiology; Saliva; Santé publique et épidémiologie; Sentinel health events; Skin; Transmission; Tropical diseases; Veterinary colleges; Veterinary medicine; Taiwan; Larvae; Bartonella; Coinfection; Ticks; Molting; Artificial membranes; Clarridegeiae; Blood; Nymphs; Ricinus

Bartonella henselae is a fastidious intraerythrocytic, gram-negative bacteria that causes cat scratch disease in humans. Ixodes ricinus has been confirmed to be a competent vector of B. henselae, and some indirect evidences from clinical cases and epidemiological studies also suggested that some oth...