ArticlePLoS neglected tropical diseases2017
Detection of a Potential New Bartonella Species "Candidatus Bartonella rondoniensis" in Human Biting Kissing Bugs (Reduviidae; Triatominae).
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- Between insects and birds: molecular evidence of Bartonella henselae DNA in Rhodnius prolixus (Stål, 1859) from an insectary and Cairina moschata (Linnaeus, 1758) ducks used as triatomine blood meal source.Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo · 2026Article
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- Ontogeny, species identity, and environment dominate microbiome dynamics in wild populations of kissing bugs (Triatominae).Microbiome · 2020Article
- Distribution, genetic characteristics and public health implications of Triatoma rubrofasciata, the vector of Chagas disease in Guangxi, China.Parasites & vectors · 2020Article
- Dubious presence of Bartonella bacilliformis in ticks from Madre de Dios, Peru.BMC research notes · 2019Article
- Carrion's disease: more than a neglected disease.Parasites & vectors · 2019Review
- Global fingerprint of humans on the distribution of Bartonella bacteria in mammals.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2018Article
- Insects and the Transmission of Bacterial Agents.Microbiology spectrum · 2018Review
- Seroprevalence and risk factors for infection with Bartonella bacilliformis in Loja province, Ecuador.Emerging microbes & infections · 2018Article
- Carrion's Disease: the Sound of Silence.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2018Review
- Triatomines: Trypanosomatids, Bacteria, and Viruses Potential Vectors?Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2018Review
- Detection of Bartonella henselae DNA in Triatoma sordida collected in peridomiciliary environments.The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious DiseasesArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAmong the Reduviidae family, triatomines are giant blood-sucking bugs. They are well known in Central and South America where they transmit Trypanosoma cruzi to mammals, including humans, through their feces. This parasitic protozoan is the causative agent of Chagas disease, a major public health issue in endemic areas. Because of the medical and economic impact of Chagas disease, the presence of other arthropod-borne pathogens in triatomines was rarely investigated. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL
findingsIn this study, seven triatomines species involved in the transmission of T. cruzi were molecularly screened for the presence of known pathogens generally associated with arthropods, such as Rickettsia, Bartonella, Anaplasmataceae, Borrelia species and Coxiella burnetii. Of all included triatomine species, only Eratyrus mucronatus specimens tested positive for Bartonella species for 56% of tested samples. A new genotype of Bartonella spp. was detected in 13/23 Eratyrus mucronatus specimens, an important vector of T. cruzi to humans. This bacterium was further characterized by sequencing fragments of the ftsZ, gltA and rpoB genes. Depending on the targeted gene, this agent shares 84% to 91% of identity with B. bacilliformis, the agent of Carrion's disease, a deadly sandfly-borne infectious disease endemic in South America. It is also closely related to animal pathogens such as B. bovis and B. chomelii.
conclusionsAs E. mucronatus is an invasive species that occasionally feeds on humans, the presence of potentially pathogenic Bartonella-infected bugs could present another risk for human health, along with the T. cruzi issue.
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