Abstract：
:Bacterial pathogens of the families Anaplasmataceae and Rickettsiaceae are often spread to humans or other animals from bites from infected arthropod hosts. Recently, an increasing number of studies have implicated migratory birds in the circulation of these pathogens through the spread of arthropod vectors. However, few studies have examined the potential for resident bird populations to serve as reservoirs for these zoonoses. In this study, we used nested PCRs of the GroESL and 17 kDa genes to screen for Anaplasmataceae and Rickettsiaceae, respectively, in a resident population of the northern crested caracara (Caracara cheriway) from Florida (n=55). Additionally, a small number (n=6) of captive individuals from Texas were included. We identified one individual (1.64%) positive for Rickettsia felis and one (1.64%) positive for Ehrlichia chaffeensis; both these individuals were from Florida. Presence of these pathogens demonstrates that these birds are potential hosts; however, the low prevalence of infections suggests that these populations likely do not function as an ecological reservoir.
journal_name
Ticks Tick Borne Disjournal_title
Ticks and tick-borne diseasesauthors
Erwin JA,Fitak RR,Dwyer JF,Morrison JL,Culver Mdoi
10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.01.015subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-04-01 00:00:00pages
470-4issue
3eissn
1877-959Xissn
1877-9603pii
S1877-959X(16)30014-0journal_volume
7pub_type
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