Experimental and Applied Acarology (2017) 73, 269-281

Peifa Yu, Zhijie Liu, Qingli Niu, Jifei Yang, Mirza Omar Abdallah, Ze Chen, Guangyuan Liu, Jianxun Luo and Hong Yin (2017)
Molecular evidence of tick-borne pathogens in Hyalomma anatolicum ticks infesting cattle in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Northwestern China
Experimental and Applied Acarology 73 (2), 269-281
Abstract: Although tick-borne pathogens have been widely reported in ticks in China, there is little information available on the prevalence of information in Hyalomma ticks from cattle. This study aims to determine the occurrence of pathogens in Hyalomma anatolicum collected from cattle in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, by PCR, sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. Borrelia burgdorferi s.s., Rickettsia massiliae and Anaplasma bovis were identified, whereas DNA of Ehrlichia species and an Anaplasma platys-like pathogen were also detected. Our findings highlight the risk of infection of animals and humans with these pathogens in north-western China.
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Database assignments for author(s): Jianxun Luo

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Hyalomma anatolicum		China (NW)