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ArticlePloS one2018

A survey of argasid ticks and tick-associated pathogens in the Peripheral Oases around Tarim Basin and the first record of Argas japonicus in Xinjiang, China.

Li Zhao, Xiang-Mei Lin, Fei Li, Kai-Rui Li, Bo He, Lu-Yao Zhang, Jiao-Jiao Pan, Qiang-Rong Wang, Jia-Min Gao, Nicholas Johnson and 4 more

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Li ZhaoCollege of Animal Science, Tarim University; Key Laboratory of Tarim Animal Husbandry Science and Technology of Xinjiang Production & Construction Corps, Alar, People's Republic of China.
Xiang-Mei LinInstitute of Animal Quarantine, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Fei LiCollege of Animal Science, Tarim University; Key Laboratory of Tarim Animal Husbandry Science and Technology of Xinjiang Production & Construction Corps, Alar, People's Republic of China.
Kai-Rui LiCollege of Animal Science, Tarim University; Key Laboratory of Tarim Animal Husbandry Science and Technology of Xinjiang Production & Construction Corps, Alar, People's Republic of China.
Bo HeCollege of Animal Science, Tarim University; Key Laboratory of Tarim Animal Husbandry Science and Technology of Xinjiang Production & Construction Corps, Alar, People's Republic of China.
Lu-Yao ZhangCollege of Animal Science, Tarim University; Key Laboratory of Tarim Animal Husbandry Science and Technology of Xinjiang Production & Construction Corps, Alar, People's Republic of China.
Jiao-Jiao PanCollege of Animal Science, Tarim University; Key Laboratory of Tarim Animal Husbandry Science and Technology of Xinjiang Production & Construction Corps, Alar, People's Republic of China.
Qiang-Rong WangCollege of Animal Science, Tarim University; Key Laboratory of Tarim Animal Husbandry Science and Technology of Xinjiang Production & Construction Corps, Alar, People's Republic of China.
Jia-Min GaoCollege of Animal Science, Tarim University; Key Laboratory of Tarim Animal Husbandry Science and Technology of Xinjiang Production & Construction Corps, Alar, People's Republic of China.
Nicholas JohnsonAnimal and Plant Health Agency, Woodham Lane, Surrey, United Kingdom.
Xiang-Fen YuanInstitute of Animal Quarantine, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Ji-Zhou LvInstitute of Animal Quarantine, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Shao-Qiang WuInstitute of Animal Quarantine, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Yong-Hong LiuCollege of Animal Science, Tarim University; Key Laboratory of Tarim Animal Husbandry Science and Technology of Xinjiang Production & Construction Corps, Alar, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-4432-9433
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps · CNChinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine · CNAnimal and Plant Health Agency · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Argasid ticks (Acari: Argasidae) carry and transmit a variety of pathogens of animals and humans, including viruses, bacteria and parasites. There are several studies reporting ixodid ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) and associated tick-borne pathogens in Xinjiang, China. However, little is known about the argasid ticks and argasid tick-associated pathogens in this area. In this study, a total of 3829 adult argasid ticks infesting livestock were collected at 12 sampling sites of 10 counties in the Peripheral Oases, which carry 90% of the livestock and humans population, around the Tarim Basin (southern Xinjiang) from 2013 to 2016. Tick specimens were identified to two species from different genera by morphology and sequences of mitochondrial 16S rRNA and 12S rRNA were derived to confirm the species designation. The results showed that the dominant argasid ticks infesting livestock in southern Xinjiang were Ornithodoros lahorensis (87.86%, 3364/3829). Ornithodoros lahorensis was distributed widely and were collected from 10 counties of southern Xinjiang. Argas japonicus was collected from Xinjiang for the first time. In addition, we screened these ticks for tick-associated pathogens and showed the presence of DNA sequences of Rickettsia spp. of Spotted fever group and Anaplasma spp. in the argasid ticks. This finding suggests the potential role for Argas japonicus as a vector of pathogens to livestock and humans.

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AnaplasmaAnimalsArgasCattleChinaDisease VectorsMitochondriaOrnithodorosPhylogenyRickettsiaRNA, RibosomalRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSequence Analysis, DNASheepTick InfestationsRNA, RibosomalRNA, ribosomal, 12SRNA, Ribosomal, 16S

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