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ArticleScientific reports2021

The role of sheep ked (Melophagus ovinus) as potential vector of protozoa and bacterial pathogens.

Joanna Werszko, Marek Asman, Joanna Witecka, Żaneta Steiner-Bogdaszewska, Tomasz Szewczyk, Grzegorz Kuryło, Konrad Wilamowski, Grzegorz Karbowiak

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Joanna WerszkoWitold Stefański Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818, Warsaw, Poland. joanna.werszko@gmail.com.
Marek AsmanDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia, Jedności 8, 41-218, Sosnowiec, Poland.
Joanna WiteckaDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia, Jedności 8, 41-218, Sosnowiec, Poland.
Żaneta Steiner-BogdaszewskaWitold Stefański Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818, Warsaw, Poland.
Tomasz SzewczykWitold Stefański Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818, Warsaw, Poland.
Grzegorz KuryłoInstitute of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Białystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45e, 15-351, Białystok, Poland.
Konrad WilamowskiInstitute of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Białystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45e, 15-351, Białystok, Poland.
Grzegorz KarbowiakWitold Stefański Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818, Warsaw, Poland.
Polish Academy of Sciences · PLBialystok University of Technology · PLMedical University of Silesia · PLWitold Stefański Institute of Parasitology · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The sheep ked (Melophagus ovinus) hematophagous insect may act as a potential vector of vector-borne pathogens. The aim of this study was to detect the presence of Trypanosoma spp., Bartonella spp., Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in sheep ked collected from sheep in Poland. In total, Trypanosoma spp. was detected in 58.91% of M. ovinus, whereas Bartonella spp. and B. burgdorferi s.l. were found in 86.82% and 1.55% of the studied insects, respectively. A. phagocytophilum was not detected in the studied material. In turn, co-infection by Trypanosoma spp. and Bartonella spp. was detected in 50.39%, while co-infection with Trypanosoma spp. and Bartonella spp. and B. burgdorferi s.l. was found in 1.55% of the studied insects. The conducted study showed for the first time the presence of B. burgdorferi s. l. in M. ovinus, as well as for the first time in Poland the presence of Trypanosoma spp. and Bartonella spp. The obtained results suggest that these insects may be a potential vector for these pathogens, but further-more detailed studies are required.

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Anaplasma phagocytophilumBartonellaBorrelia burgdorferiTrypanosomaAnimalsDipteraDisease VectorsDNA, BacterialFemaleMaleMolecular BiologyPolandPolymerase Chain ReactionSheepDNA, Bacterial

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