Wild boar as a potential reservoir of zoonotic tick-borne pathogens.

摘要: Abstract The wild boar (Sus scrofa) population has increased dramatically over the last decades throughout Europe and it become a serious pest. In addition, common habitat of tick, Ixodes ricinus, indicates potential to play role in epidemiology epizootic zoonotic tick-borne pathogens, including Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Europe, epidemiological cycles reservoirs A. phagocytophilum, its haplotypes, are poorly understood. this study, we focused on detection further genetic characterization phagocytophilum piroplasmids 550 boars from eleven districts Moravia Silesia Czech Republic. Using highly sensitive nested PCR targeting groEL gene, DNA was detected 28 (5.1 %) representing six unique haplotypes. dominant haplotype found 21 samples 7 different districts. All haplotypes clustered largest clade European ecotype I fell subclade with human cases strains dogs horses. Nested variable region 18S rRNA gene resulted one positive sample 99.8 % sequence identity Babesia divergens. presence these two pathogens that primarily circulated by I. ricinus confirms local participation host spectrum tick warrants experimental studies address as reservoir