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ArticleParasites & vectors2025

First detection and molecular characterization of Jingmen tick virus with a high occurrence in Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus collected from livestock in Cameroon (2024).

Paloma Kiwan, Eva Lopez, Morena Gasparine, Geraldine Piorkowski, Agathe Colmant, Achille Paguem, Stephanie Mvodo, Laurence Thirion, Xavier de Lamballerie, Remi Charrel and 1 more

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Paloma KiwanUnite Des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ, Universita Di Corsica, IRD 190, Inserm 1207, IRBA), Marseille, France.
Eva LopezUnite Des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ, Universita Di Corsica, IRD 190, Inserm 1207, IRBA), Marseille, France.
Morena GasparineUnite Des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ, Universita Di Corsica, IRD 190, Inserm 1207, IRBA), Marseille, France.
Geraldine PiorkowskiUnite Des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ, Universita Di Corsica, IRD 190, Inserm 1207, IRBA), Marseille, France.
Agathe ColmantUnite Des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ, Universita Di Corsica, IRD 190, Inserm 1207, IRBA), Marseille, France.
Achille PaguemFaculté d'Agriculture et de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
Stephanie MvodoFaculté d'Agriculture et de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
Laurence ThirionUnite Des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ, Universita Di Corsica, IRD 190, Inserm 1207, IRBA), Marseille, France.
Xavier de LamballerieUnite Des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ, Universita Di Corsica, IRD 190, Inserm 1207, IRBA), Marseille, France.
Remi CharrelUnite Des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ, Universita Di Corsica, IRD 190, Inserm 1207, IRBA), Marseille, France.
Alessandra FalchiUnite Des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ, Universita Di Corsica, IRD 190, Inserm 1207, IRBA), Marseille, France. falchi_a@univ-corse.fr.

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H2020 871029Ministere de l'Europe et des Affairs Etranger PFI 7736A1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundJingmen tick virus (JMTV) is a novel tick-borne virus detected for the first time in Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus in China. To date, there is no information regarding the circulation of JMTV in ticks collected from livestock in Cameroon. As part of the surveillance for arboviral circulation, this study aimed to assess the presence of JMTV in ticks collected from livestock (cattle and sheep) in an area of the Akonolinga health district, Center Region, Cameroon.

methodsA cross sectional study was carried out during the dry season between 5 and 14 March 2024. Ticks were collected from cattle and sheep in six sampling sites in an area approximately 30 km long and 18 km wide along the Nyong River, in central Cameroon. Ticks were identified morphologically and molecularly. Total RNA/DNA was extracted from tick pools and screened for JMTV RNA using a segment 2 RT-qPCR system. Positive JMTV pools were sequenced for partial JMTV-Segment 1 and full genome analyses.

resultsA total of 622 ticks, organized into 251 pools were collected from 155 cattle and nine sheep. They consisted of five species covering three genera: R. (B.) microplus (472; 75.9%), Amblyomma variegatum (118; 19.0%), Hyalomma truncatum (13; 2.1%), Hyalomma rufipes (2; 0.3%), and other Rhipicephalus spp. (17; 2.7%). The quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) screening of 251 tick pools yielded 61 JMTV-positive pools, of which 58 corresponded to R. (B.) microplus. Multiple sequence analysis revealed that JMTV from the Akonolinga area shared > 95% identity with strains from Guinea, and that these strains clustered phylogenetically together.

conclusionsWe provide molecular evidence of the presence of JMTV in R. (B.) microplus and A. variegatum collected from cattle and sheep from an area not yet recognized as endemic for this virus, confirming its wide geographical distribution.

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LivestockRhipicephalusTick InfestationsAnimalsCameroonCattleCattle DiseasesCross-Sectional StudiesGenome, ViralPhylogenyRNA, ViralSheepSheep DiseasesRNA, ViralCameroonCattleJingmen tick virusSheepTicks

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PMCPMC11796043

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