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Wang S, Cui N, Lv Z, Wang N, Liu G, Zhao S, Liu C, Wang Y. Molecular detection of Bartonella rochalimae and Hepatozoon canis in red foxes ( Vulpes vulpes) from China. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl 2024; 23:100925. [PMID: 38560661 PMCID: PMC10981090 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2024.100925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
Abstract
Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) have been recognized as natural reservoirs for multiple pathogens and a source of infection for domestic animals, wildlife and humans. To date, no reports are available on the Bartonella rochalimae and Hepatozoon canis infection in red foxes from China. In 2018-2022, a total of 16 red foxes were sampled in two counties and a city in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in northwest China. Subsequently analyzed by DNA extraction amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). In the present study, based on nucleotide sequence and phylogenetic tree analyses, B. rochalimae and H. canis were molecularly identified in red foxes. Our findings provide the first molecular evidence of B. rochalimae and H. canis in red foxes from China.
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- Shiyi Wang
- Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Public Health Security, the XPCC, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, Uygur Autonomous Region, China
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- Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Public Health Security, the XPCC, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, Uygur Autonomous Region, China
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- Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Public Health Security, the XPCC, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, Uygur Autonomous Region, China
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- Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Public Health Security, the XPCC, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, Uygur Autonomous Region, China
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- Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Public Health Security, the XPCC, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, Uygur Autonomous Region, China
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- Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Public Health Security, the XPCC, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, Uygur Autonomous Region, China
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- Forestry and grassland Resources Monitoring Center of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Shihezi University, Shihezi City, Xinjiang, Uygur Autonomous Region, 832002, China
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- Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Public Health Security, the XPCC, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, Uygur Autonomous Region, China
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Matulis GA, Altantogtokh D, Lantos PM, Jones JH, Wofford RN, Janko M, Tsogbadrakh N, Bayar T, Ganzorig S, Boldbaatar B, Poole-Smith BK, Hertz J, Fiorenzano J, von Fricken ME. Hotspots in a cold land-reported cases of rabies in wildlife and livestock in Mongolia from 2012-2018. Zoonoses Public Health 2022; 69:655-662. [PMID: 35583250 PMCID: PMC9545874 DOI: 10.1111/zph.12954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
The epidemiological profile of rabies virus within Mongolia remains poorly characterized despite 21,302 domestic animal cases being reported between 1970-2005. This lack of knowledge is particularly concerning given that roughly 26% of the population lives a pastoral herding lifestyle and livestock production contributes up to 18% of Mongolia's total gross domestic product (GDP). The gaps in knowledge of the rabies disease ecology within Mongolia combined with the lack of routine vaccination of domestic animals and wildlife poses a significant threat to the more than 60 million heads of livestock within Mongolia. Animal rabies case data from the General Authority for Veterinary Services and National Center for Zoonotic Diseases were used in this study. Each data point included year of report, an animal descriptor, geographic coordinates and the aimag (province) of origin. A total of 2,359 animal rabies cases were reported between 2012-2018. Cattle were the most commonly reported animal overall (861 cases), followed by goats (268), sheep (251) and dogs (221) within the domestic animal category. Red foxes were responsible for most reported wildlife cases (317) followed by wolves (151). Most rabid animals were reported in the Khuvsgul, Uvurkhangai and Govi-Altai aimags, and a positive correlation was found between livestock numbers per soum and the number of rabies cases reported. Rabies poses a significant threat to the Mongolian economy and the health of human and animal populations within Mongolia. The close association of the nomadic pastoralists with both domestic animals and wildlife represents a significant threat for disease emergence and necessitates studies that describe the ecology of rabies, which may threaten these populations.
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- Graham A Matulis
- Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
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- Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.,Duke Global Health Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
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- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Mongolian University of Life Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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- Department of Entomology, Armed Forces Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS), Bangkok, Thailand
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- Naval Medical Research Unit TWO (NAMRU-2), Sembawang, Singapore
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- Naval Medical Research Unit TWO (NAMRU-2), Sembawang, Singapore
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- Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
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