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No evidence for the involvement of the argasid tick Ornithodoros faini in the enzootic maintenance of marburgvirus within Egyptian rousette bats Rousettus aegyptiacus
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نویسنده
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schuh a.j. ,amman b.r. ,apanaskevich d.a. ,sealy t.k. ,nichol s.t. ,towner j.s.
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منبع
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parasites and vectors - 2016 - دوره : 9 - شماره : 1
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چکیده
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Background: the cave-dwelling egyptian rousette bat (erb; rousettus aegyptiacus) was recently identified as a natural reservoir host of marburgviruses. however,the mechanisms of transmission for the aenzootic maintenance of marburgviruses within erbs are unclear. previous ecological investigations of large erb colonies inhabiting python cave and kitaka mine,uganda revealed that argasid ticks (ornithodoros faini) are hematophagous ectoparasites of erbs. yet,their potential role as transmission vectors for marburgvirus has not been sufficiently assessed. findings: in the present study,3,125 o. faini were collected during april 2013 from the rock crevices of python cave,uganda. none of the ticks tested positive for marburgvirus-specific rna by q-rt-pcr. the probability of failure to detect marburgvirus at a conservative prevalence of 0.1 % was 0.05. conclusions: the absence of marburgvirus rna in o. faini suggests they do not play a significant role in the transmission and enzootic maintenance of marburgvirus within their natural reservoir host. © 2016 schuh et al.
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کلیدواژه
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Argasid; Egyptian rousette bat; Filovirus; Maintenance; Marburg virus; Marburgvirus; Ornithodoros; Rousettus aegyptiacus; Tick; Transmission
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viral special pathogens branch,division of high-consequence pathogens and pathology,centers for disease control and prevention,atlanta,ga, United States, viral special pathogens branch,division of high-consequence pathogens and pathology,centers for disease control and prevention,atlanta,ga, United States, united states national tick collection,james h. oliver,jr. institute for coastal plain science,georgia southern university,statesboro,ga, United States, viral special pathogens branch,division of high-consequence pathogens and pathology,centers for disease control and prevention,atlanta,ga, United States, viral special pathogens branch,division of high-consequence pathogens and pathology,centers for disease control and prevention,atlanta,ga, United States, viral special pathogens branch,division of high-consequence pathogens and pathology,centers for disease control and prevention,atlanta,ga, United States
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