Virome analyses of Amblyomma cajennense and Rhipicephalus microplus ticks collected in Colombia.

ABSTRACT: Tick-borne viruses (TBV) have gained public health relevance in recent years due to the recognition of human-associated fatal cases and the increase in tick-borne disease and transmission. However, many tick species have not been studied for their potential to transmit pathogenic viruses, especially those found in Latin America. To gain better understanding of the tick virome, we conducted targeted amplification using broadly-reactive consensus-degenerate pan-viral targeting viruses from the genera Flavivirus, Bandavirus, Uukuvirus, and Orthonairovirus genus. Additionally, we conducted unbiased metagenomic analyses to investigate the presence of viral RNA sequences in Amblyomma cajennense, A. patinoi and Rhipicephalus microplus ticks collected from a horse slaughter plant in Medellín, Colo

SUBMITTER: Molina-Hoyos K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11781606 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature