TITLE:
Tick-Borne Rickettsial Pathogens in Rodents from Mexico
AUTHORS:
Carolina G. Sosa-Gutiérrez, Margarita Vargas, Javier Torres, Guadalupe Gordillo-Pérez
KEYWORDS:
Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, Rickettsia rickettsii, Ehrlichia canis, Rodents
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering,
Vol.7 No.11,
September
11,
2014
ABSTRACT: Tick-Borne Rickettsial
Diseases (TBRD) are emerging zoonotic diseases, and a problem of human health
and veterinary medication. The distribution of these diseases is related to the
distribution of vector. The presence of pathogens in the host is a risk
indicator of population exposure to these areas. A total of 478 tissues samples
from rodents, A. phagocytophilum 18
(3.7%), E. canis 47 (9.8%), Rickettsia rickettsii 18 (3.7%) and E. chaffeensis 19 (3.9%) were detected
using species-specific PCR assay. It is the first report in Mexico the
presence of rodents infected with A. phagocytophilum and E. chaffeensis. The rodent Peromyscus spp. were the most commonly
prevalent host of infection for all the bacteria’s. We have to consider as host
of TBRD transmitter and provide a useful contribution to understanding their
epidemiology. The health sector should be considered all the fevers of unknown
causes in humans and animals in Mexico as infections by these vector-borne
rickettsial pathogens.