Evidence of Borrelia theileri in Wild and Domestic Animals in the Kafue Ecosystem of Zambia

Qiu, Yongjin; Squarre, David; Nakamura, Yukiko; Lau, Alice C. C.; Moonga, Lavel Chinyama; Kawai, Naoko; Ohnuma, Aiko; Hayashida, Kyoko; Nakao, Ryo; Yamagishi, Junya; Sawa, Hirofumi; Namangala, Boniface; Kawabata, Hiroki

Evidence of Borrelia theileri in Wild and Domestic Animals in the Kafue Ecosystem of Zambia

Qiu, Yongjin; Squarre, David; Nakamura, Yukiko et al.

Microorganisms, 2021, 9(11), 2405

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URI	https://hdl.handle.net/2115/83783
タイトル	Evidence of Borrelia theileri in Wild and Domestic Animals in the Kafue Ecosystem of Zambia
著者	Qiu, Yongjin ; Squarre, David ; Nakamura, Yukiko ; Lau, Alice C. C. ; Moonga, Lavel Chinyama ; Kawai, Naoko ; Ohnuma, Aiko ; Hayashida, Kyoko ; Nakao, Ryo ; Yamagishi, Junya ; Sawa, Hirofumi ; Namangala, Boniface ; Kawabata, Hiroki
e-Rad_Researcher 00760985 著者名 Qiu, Yongjin
著者名 Squarre, David
著者名 Nakamura, Yukiko
著者名 Lau, Alice C. C.
著者名 Moonga, Lavel Chinyama
著者名 Kawai, Naoko
著者名 Ohnuma, Aiko
著者名 Hayashida, Kyoko
e-Rad_Researcher 50633955 著者名 Nakao, Ryo
e-Rad_Researcher 80535328 著者名 Yamagishi, Junya
e-Rad_Researcher 30292006 著者名 Sawa, Hirofumi
著者名 Namangala, Boniface
著者名 Kawabata, Hiroki
言語	英語
キーワード	Borrelia theileri
	cattle
	impala
	Kafue national park
	Zambia
発行日	2021-11
出版者	MDPI
収録物名	Microorganisms
巻(号)	9(11)
ページ	2405
抄録	Members of the genus Borrelia are arthropod-borne spirochetes that are human and animal pathogens. Vertebrate hosts, including wild animals, are pivotal to the circulation and maintenance of Borrelia spirochetes. However, information on Borrelia spirochetes in vertebrate hosts in Zambia is limited. Thus, we aimed to investigate the presence of Borrelia spirochetes in wild animals and cattle in Zambia. A total of 140 wild animals of four species and 488 cattle DNA samples from /near the Kafue National Park were collected for real-time PCR screening, followed by characterization using three different genes with positive samples. Five impalas and 20 cattle tested positive using real-time PCR, and sequence analysis revealed that the detected Borrelia were identified to be Borrelia theileri, a causative agent of bovine borreliosis. This is the first evidence of Borrelia theileri in African wildlife and cattle in Zambia. Our results suggest that clinical differentiation between bovine borreliosis and other bovine diseases endemic in Zambia is required for better treatment and control measures. As this study only included wild and domestic animals in the Kafue ecosystem, further investigations in other areas and with more wildlife and livestock species are needed to clarify a comprehensive epidemiological status of Borrelia theileri in Zambia.
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関連情報 (isIdenticalTo)	出版社版DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9112405