ArticleParasites & vectors2022
Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) ticks associated with a Rickettsia sp. in Pakistan.
Article in Parasites & vectors, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
20 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- First molecular identification of Dermacentor montanus and new locality record of Argas hermanni from Hindu Kush and Himalayan ranges.Experimental & applied acarology · 2026Article
- First Molecular Report of Haemaphysalis shimoga and Haemaphysalis bispinosa Infesting Captive Sambar Deer (Rusa unicolor) in Malaysia, with Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Theileria Co-infection.Acta parasitologica · 2026Article
- Genetic diversity and co-circulation of tick-borne pathogens in Haemaphysalis spp. from Pakistan.Parasitology research · 2026Article
- Genetic and morphological data indicate the occurrence of a Rhipicephalus sp. and the absence of Rhipicephalus linnaei in Pakistan.Tropical animal health and production · 2026Article
- Molecular-based detection of Ehrlichia spp. in stray dogs-infesting Rhipicephalus ticks in high-altitude of northern Pakistan.PloS one · 2026Article
- Molecular detection and characterization of spotted fever groupParasitology · 2025Article
- Molecular detection of Anaplasma bovis, Candidatus Anaplasma boleense and Rickettsia spp. in ticks infesting small ruminants.BMC veterinary research · 2024Article
- Description of a newParasitology · 2024Article
- Molecular Survey ofVeterinary sciences · 2023Article
- Article
- First Detection ofAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Molecular Detection ofVeterinary sciences · 2023Article
- Association of SFGPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Phylogenetic Position ofGenes · 2023Article
- First report on tick-borne pathogens detected in ticks infesting stray dogs near butcher shops.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- First report of spotted fever groupFrontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
- First record ofFrontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Description of Male, Redescription of Female, Host Record, and Phylogenetic Position ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- First genetic report of Ixodes kashmiricus and associated Rickettsia sp.Parasites & vectors · 2022Article
- Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Ticks and Molecular Survey ofMicroorganisms · 2022Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
8 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundSoft ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae) are medically important ectoparasites that mainly feed on birds and mammals, which play a key role in their geographic distribution and dispersion. Despite their importance, studies on soft ticks are scarce for many regions and countries of the world, including Pakistan.
methodsIn this study, 2330 soft ticks-179 larvae (7.7%), 850 nymphs (36.4%), 711 males (30.5%) and 590 females (25.3%)-were collected from animal shelters in 18 locations within five districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. A subset of the collected ticks was processed for DNA extraction and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the amplification of tick 12S ribosomal DNA (rDNA), 16S rDNA and cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (cox1), and rickettsial 16S rDNA gene fragments. The obtained sequences were used for the construction of a phylogenetic tree.
resultsAll the specimens were morphologically identified as Ornithodoros, and were morphologically similar to Ornithodoros tholozani. The genus was confirmed by sequencing partial 12S rDNA, 16S rDNA and cox1 gene fragments. Additionally, a Rickettsia sp. was detected in some of the collected ticks by PCR targeting 16S rDNA. The morphological relatedness of the tick specimens with O. tholozani was confirmed by phylogenetic analysis, in which the Ornithodoros sp. clustered with Ornithodoros tholozani and Ornithodoros verrucosus, both of which belong to the subgenus Pavlovskyella and have been previously reported from Israel, Ukraine and Iran. The phylogenetic tree also indicated that the Ornithodoros sp. from Pakistan corresponds to an undetermined species. Furthermore, the associated Rickettsia sp. grouped with the limoniae group of Rickettsia species previously reported from Argas japonicus ticks from China.
conclusionsThis is the first molecular study of an Ornithodoros species from Pakistan. Further studies are essential to confirm its identity and possible pathogenicity with regard to its associated microorganisms in the studied region.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.