Detection of Babesia Spp., Theileria Spp., and Anaplasma Ovis in Ornithodoros Lahorensis from Southern Xinjiang, China.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Ticks are blood-sucking arthropods that have negative economic impacts and can spread a variety of diseases through their bites. There are few reports on soft ticks (Acari: Argasidae) and tick-borne pathogens in southern Xinjiang, China. This investigation supplements the available information for this region and is concerned with an argasid tick, apicomplexan parasites of the Babesia and Theileria genera and a bacterium of the Anaplasma genus.

Material and methods

In this study, 330 soft ticks were collected from nine sampling sites in southern Xinjiang between 2020 and 2021. The ticks were identified according to their morphological characteristics and confirmed as Ornithodoros lahorensis using mitochondrial 16S rDNA sequences. B

SUBMITTER: Li S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10062040 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature