ArticleIranian journal of arthropod-borne diseases2010
Study on Presence of Borrelia persica in Soft Ticks in Western Iran.
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- Development of A Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assay for Detection of Relapsing Fever Borreliae.Journal of arthropod-borne diseases · 2020Article
- Vectors of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Iran.Journal of arthropod-borne diseases · 2015Review
- Genome Sequence of the Asiatic Species Borrelia persica.Genome announcements · 2014Article
- First survey of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) on cattle, sheep and goats in Boeen Zahra and Takistan counties, Iran.Asian Pacific journal of tropical biomedicine · 2012Article
- Detection of Borrelia persica Infection in Ornithodoros tholozani Using PCR Targeting rrs Gene and Xenodiagnosis.Iranian journal of public health · 2011Article
- Comparison of PCR-Based Diagnosis with Centrifuged-Based Enrichment Method for Detection of Borrelia persica in Animal Blood Samples.Iranian journal of arthropod-borne diseases · 2011Article
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Abstract
backgroundA molecular survey was conducted to investigate the presence of pathogenic Borrelia persica species causing the tick borne relapsing fever (TBRF) in Takistan district Qazvin Province, western Iran.
methodsA number of 1021 soft ticks were collected from 31 villages including previously reported infected and none-infected TBRF cases and individually examined for the presence of B. persica DNA by conventional PCR targeting the 16S rRNA.
resultsA total of 1021 soft ticks of three species of Ornithodouros tholozani (120: 11.75%), O. lahorensis (461: 45.15%) and Argas persicus (440: 43.1%) were collected and tested against Borrelia infection. Soft ticks were more prevalent (67%) in infected areas than none infected areas. The rate O. tholozani in infected areas was much greater (29 times) than none infected areas. Ninety seven percent of soft ticks in none infected areas were of O. tholozani. Sixteen (16.7%) ticks of tested (n=95) O. tholozani were infected with B. persica. Three (1.3%) out of 205 soft ticks of O. lahorensis were positive for Borrelia sp., and no infection was observed in A. persicus. TaqI RFLP analysis and sequence analysis of the positive PCR products showed the presence of B. persica. The RFLP analysis showed that the positive ticks of O. lahorensis were infected with unknown Borrelia species.
conclusionThis study showed that although there were no TBRF cases in Takisan, but still infected O. tholozani, the known vector of TBRF, presented in the region. Control measures needs to be fulfilled in Thakisan.
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