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ArticleIranian journal of public health2024

Diversity and Distribution of Bacterial and Parasitic Tick-Borne Pathogens in Armenia, Transcaucasia.

Sargis A Aghayan, Gohar Grigoryan, Hasmik Gevorgyan, Tehmine Harutyunyan, Martin Rukhkyan, Vahagn Muradyan, Gregory Karadjian, Maud Marsot, Sara Moutailler, Thomas Pollet

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Sargis A AghayanLaboratory of Molecular Parasitology, Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia.
Gohar GrigoryanLaboratory of Molecular Parasitology, Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia.
Hasmik GevorgyanLaboratory of Molecular Parasitology, Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia.
Tehmine HarutyunyanChair of Zoology, Yerevan State University, Yerevan, Armenia.
Martin RukhkyanLaboratory of General Helminthology and Parasitology, Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia.
Vahagn MuradyanCenter for Ecological-Noosphere Studies, National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan, Armenia.
Gregory KaradjianUMR BIPAR, INRAE, Anses, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Laboratory of Animal Health, Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France.
Maud MarsotUnité EPI, Animal Health Laboratory, INRA, ANSES, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Université Paris-Est, Maisons-Alfort, France.
Sara MoutaillerUMR BIPAR, INRAE, Anses, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Laboratory of Animal Health, Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France.
Thomas PolletUMR BIPAR, INRAE, Anses, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Laboratory of Animal Health, Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France.

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Abstract

Background: Variations in the distribution and prevalence of pathogens in ticks can have significant consequences for human health. Information on these variables in Transcaucasia is scarce, so the aim of our study was to conduct a large-scale study to detect selected tick-borne infectious agents in Armenia. Methods: Overall, 209 adult ticks were collected from different hosts including 4 samples from human clothes. We tested ticks using high-throughput microfluidic single-cell real-time PCR to detect 42 genospecies of pathogens. We used GIS to determine biotic and abiotic factors governing the prevalence of pathogens and applied statistical analyses to test the association between prevalence of pathogens depending on hosts, locality and environment. Results: From 209 samples, 134 were positive to targeted pathogens. Conclusion: This was the first large-scale survey of multiple tick-borne pathogens in Armenia and Transcaucasia. The results of this study shed light on spatial variations in pathogen infection rate among adult ticks found on hosts and underline a number of environmental determinants of pathogen distribution among ticks.

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ArmeniaBacterial pathogenParasite ecologySpecial variationTick-borne pathogen

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