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ArticleFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2024

Tissue-specific localization of tick-borne pathogens in ticks collected from camels in Kenya: insights into vector competence.

Rua Khogali, Armanda Bastos, Joel L Bargul, Dennis Getange, James Kabii, Daniel Masiga, Jandouwe Villinger

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Article in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Rua KhogaliInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya.
Armanda BastosDepartment of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Joel L BargulInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya.
Dennis GetangeInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya.
James KabiiInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya.
Daniel MasigaInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya.
Jandouwe VillingerInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Tick-borne pathogen (TBP) surveillance studies often use whole-tick homogenates when inferring tick-pathogen associations. However, localized TBP infections within tick tissues (saliva, hemolymph, salivary glands, and midgut) can inform pathogen transmission mechanisms and are key to disentangling pathogen detection from vector competence. Methods: We screened 278 camel blood samples and 504 tick tissue samples derived from 126 camel ticks sampled in two Kenyan counties (Laikipia and Marsabit) for Results: Conclusions: The tissue-specific localization of

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BabesiaCamelusEhrlichiaTheileriaTicksAnaplasmaAnimalsCoxiellaHemolymphKenyaRickettsiaSalivary GlandsTick-Borne DiseasesAmblyomma gemmadromedary camelsEhrlichiaHyalomma dromedariiHyalomma rufipesRhipicephalus pulchellusRickettsiatick tissues

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