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Journal Article
Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis and Hepatozoon sp. in voles (Microtus spp.): occurrence and evidence for vertical transmission
2023
Overview
Candidatus
Neoehrlichia mikurensis (CNM) and
Hepatozoon
spp. are important vector-borne parasites of humans and animals. CNM is a relatively recently discovered pathogen of humans.
Hepatozoon
are parasites of reptiles, amphibians and mammals, commonly found in rodents and carnivores worldwide. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of CNM and
Hepatozoon
spp. in three species of
Microtus
and to assess the occurrence of vertical transmission in naturally-infected voles. Molecular techniques were used to detect pathogen DNA in blood and tissue samples of captured voles and their offspring. The prevalence of CNM in the vole community ranged 24–47% depending on
Microtus
species. The DNA of CNM was detected in 21% of pups from three litters of six infected
Microtus
dams (two
Microtus arvalis
and one
M. oeconomus
) and in 3/45 embryos (6.6%) from two litters of eight CNM-infected pregnant females. We detected
Hepatozoon
infection in 14% of
M. arvalis
and 9% of
M. oeconomus
voles.
Hepatozoon
sp. DNA was detected in 48.7% of pups from seven litters (6
M.
arvalis
and 1
M.
oeconomus
) and in two embryos (14.3%) obtained from one
M. arvalis
litter. The high prevalence of CNM infections in the
Microtus
spp. community may be a result of a relatively high rate of vertical transmission among naturally infected voles. Vertical transmission was also demonstrated for
Hepatozoon
sp. in
M. arvalis
and
M. oeconomus
. Our study underlines the significance of alternative routes of transmission of important vector-borne pathogens.
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group UK,Nature Publishing Group,Nature Portfolio
