Investigation on the species and pathogens of ticks in some cities of Liaoning Province
10.3969/j.issn.1002-2694.2025.00.122
- VernacularTitle:辽宁省部分城市犬体蜱虫种类及蜱携带病原体的调查研究
- Author:
Fuxiao XIU
1
;
He ZHAI
;
Yao WANG
;
Yu ZHAO
;
Yuxiang YANG
;
Pengpeng WANG
;
Yu FENG
Author Information
1. 中国刑事警察学院,沈阳 110034
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
canine;
ticks;
Haemaphysalis longicornis;
Ehrlichia;
Rickettsia
- From:
Chinese Journal of Zoonoses
2025;41(8):809-815
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This study investigated the prevalence of canine ticks and the types of their carried pathogens in select cities of Liaon-ing Province,to provide a theoretical scientific basis for the prevention and control of ticks and tick-borne diseases.Canine ticks were collected from six cities in Liaoning Province(Shenyang,Dalian,Anshan,Chaoyang,Tieling,Dandong)and identified through a combination of morphological and molecular biology methods.PCR was used to detect five tick pathogens:Rickettsia,Borrelia burgdor-feri,Babesia,Pseudomonas aeruginosa,and Ehrlichia.Canine ticks were prevalent primarily in Liaoning Province from April to June.The collected ticks included 456 Haemaphysalis longicornis,70 Ixodes persulcatus,and 31 Rhicephalus sanguineus.Three tick borne pathogens,Ehrlichia,Borrelia burgdorferi,and Rickettsia,were detected,whereas no Babesia or Pseudomonas were detected.The to-tal detection rate of Ehrlichia(46.85%),which is significant difference with total detection rate of Borrelia burgdorferi(10.81%)(χ2=33.392,P<0.05),but insignificant difference with total detection rate of Rickettsia(34.23%)(χ2=3.370,P>0.05),Both Eh-rlichia and Rickettsia were distributed in the six cities.Haemaphysalis longicornis was the dominant tick species parasite on the surfaces of dogs in Liaoning Province.The main tick borne pathogens in dogs in Liaoning Province were Ehrlichia and Rickettsia.
