Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: ABSTRACT Opportunistic sampling of ticks from animals during veterinary treatment offers important insights about wildlife exposure to pathogens. Here, we report pathogens and other tick‐borne organisms detected in ticks sampled from 10 animal species in and near Laikipia County, Kenya, in 2014–2016. Pathogen analysis was performed using a combination of Fluidigm PCR and Illumina sequencing. We detected a suite of important pathogens affecting human and domestic and wild animal health, including Anaplasma marginale, Rickettsia africae and Theileria parva. These findings expand our limited understanding of wildlife exposure to tick‐borne pathogens and potential ramifications for animal health and conservation.
Source: African Journal of Ecology
DOI: 10.1111/aje.13317
Authors: Derek McFarland, L. Page Fredericks, Tyler Hedlund, Sharon Jones, Felicia Keesing, Mathew Mutinda, Brian F. Allan
Language: English
Subfield: Parasitology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,520
Funder: National Science Foundation
OpenAlex ID: W4402724328