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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2024

Tick Infestation and Molecular Detection of Tick-Borne Pathogens from Indian Long-Eared Hedgehogs (

Shahzad Ali, Michael E von Fricken, Asima Azam, Ahmad Hassan, Nora G Cleary, Kiran Iftikhar, Muhammad Imran Rashid, Abdul Razzaq

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Shahzad AliWildlife Epidemiology and Molecular Microbiology Laboratory (One Health Research Group), Discipline of Zoology, Department of Wildlife and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-4281-2659
Michael E von FrickenDepartment of Environmental and Global Health, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2938-4549
Asima AzamDepartment of Zoology, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University, Peshawar 25000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-4446-1875
Ahmad HassanWildlife Epidemiology and Molecular Microbiology Laboratory (One Health Research Group), Discipline of Zoology, Department of Wildlife and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.ORCID 0009-0000-0298-9922
Nora G ClearyDepartment of Environmental and Global Health, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Kiran IftikharDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
Muhammad Imran RashidDepartment of Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore 54200, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-0280-9335
Abdul RazzaqAnimal Sciences Division, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-8094-5335

Funding

Agricultural Linkages Programme (ALP)-PARC, Pakistan AS 141
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hedgehogs can act as reservoirs for the transmission of tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) to domestic livestock, wild animals, and humans. Understanding host-tick dynamics is essential to evaluate the impact of TBPs. This study was conducted in Pakistan and aimed to determine the prevalence and species of TBPs in the blood and ticks of Indian long-eared hedgehogs captured from various environments. A total of 64 hedgehogs were captured to check for tick infestation. Tick species were identified morphologically and molecularly including ITS-2 region amplification by PCR and subsequent Sanger sequencing. Moreover, TBPs were identified in both ticks and the blood of hedgehogs through conventional PCR and sequencing, targeting the regions msp1b, 18S rRNA, and cytb for

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Anaplasma spp.Babesia spp.PakistanTheileria spp.

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PMID39595238
PMCPMC11590929

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