期刊
TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES
卷 7, 期 3, 页码 424-426出版社
ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2015.12.020
关键词
Canine borreliosis; Borrelia persica; Tick-borne relapsing fever; Companion animals; Vector-borne infection
资金
- Pasteur Institute of Iran [749]
Tick-borne relapsing fever is an endemic disease in Iran, with most cases attributed to infection by Borrelia persica, which is transmitted by Ornithodoros tholozani soft ticks. Here, we report spirochetemia in blood of a puppy residing in Tehran, Iran. The causative species was identified by use of highly discriminative IGS sequencing; the 489 bp IGS sequence obtained in our study showed 99% identity (100% coverage) when compared with B. persica sequences derived from clinical cases or from 0. tholozani ticks. Our IGS sequence also showed 99% similarity over 414 bp (85% coverage) with a strain from a domestic dog, and 96% over 328 bp (69% coverage) with a strain from a domestic cat. Pet-keeping in cosmopolitan cities like Tehran has become increasingly popular in recent years. Animals are often transported into the city in cages or cardboard boxes that might also harbor minute tick larvae and/or early stages of the nymphs bringing them into-the urban environment. This may pose a threat to household members who buy and keep these puppies and as a result may come into close contact with infected ticks. (C) 2016 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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