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ArticleVeterinary research communications2024

A distinct Borrelia clade within the relapsing fever group from cat-infesting Haemaphysalis semermis Neumann 1901 (Acari: Ixodidae).

Abdul Rahman Kazim, Chong Chin Heo, Shezryna Shahrizal, Yi Xian Er, Jamal Houssaini, Alexandra Veit, Birgit Muntau, Dennis Tappe, Azdayanti Muslim, Van Lun Low

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Abdul Rahman KazimDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Jalan Hospital, Sungai Buloh Campus, Sungai Buloh, 47000, Selangor, Malaysia.
Chong Chin HeoDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Jalan Hospital, Sungai Buloh Campus, Sungai Buloh, 47000, Selangor, Malaysia.
Shezryna ShahrizalInstitute of Medical Molecular Biotechnology, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Jalan Hospital, Sungai Buloh Campus, Sungai Buloh, 47000, Selangor, Malaysia.
Yi Xian ErDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia.
Jamal HoussainiInstitute of Pathology, Laboratory and Forensic Medicine (I-PPerForM), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Jalan Hospital, Sungai Buloh Campus, Sungai Buloh, 47000, Selangor, Malaysia.
Alexandra VeitBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.
Birgit MuntauBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.
Dennis TappeBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.
Azdayanti MuslimDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Jalan Hospital, Sungai Buloh Campus, Sungai Buloh, 47000, Selangor, Malaysia.
Van Lun LowTropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre (TIDREC), Higher Institution of Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia. vanlun_low@um.edu.my.

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Benrhard-Nohct Institute for Tropical Medicine 100-TNCPI/INT 16/6/2(005/2020)Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE) program MO002-2019 & TIDREC-2023
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Abstract

An undescribed relapsing fever group Borrelia species was detected in a male Haemaphysalis semermis tick infesting a rural cat in an indigenous population in Pahang National Park, Peninsular Malaysia. The 16 S rRNA gene sequence revealed close similarity of this variant to several undescribed Borrelia species and Borrelia theileri, with genetic distances ranging from 0.58 to 0.72%. Furthermore, the flaB, gyrB, and the concatenated 16 S rRNA + flaB + gyrB sequence analyses demonstrated that this variant is distinctly separated from multiple undescribed Borrelia species, Borrelia miyamotoi, and B. theileri, with genetic distances ranging from 3.41 to 7.00%. This study not only reports the first Borrelia found in H. semermis but also suggests that it forms a distinct clade within the relapsing fever group in Peninsular Malaysia.

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BorreliaCat DiseasesIxodidaeRelapsing FeverRNA, Ribosomal, 16SAnimalsCatsMalaysiaMalePhylogenyTick InfestationsRNA, Ribosomal, 16SEcologyEctoparasiteRelapsing feverTick-borne diseases

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PMID39546073

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