Coxiella burnetii Detected in Tick Samples from Pastoral Communities in Kenya
Joint Authors
Kutima, Helen L.
Koka, Hellen
Sang, Rosemary
Musila, Lillian
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-07-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Ticks are important disease vectors in Kenya with documented evidence of carriage of zoonotic pathogens.
Coxiella burnetii is an important tick-borne pathogen that is underreported in Kenya and yet this infection likely contributes to undiagnosed febrile disease in pastoral communities.
Archived human blood (278) and tick pool samples (380) collected from five pastoral communities in Kenya were screened for C.
burnetii by PCR using primers targeting the transposon-like IS1111 region.
All the human blood samples were negative for C.
burnetii DNA.
However, C.
burnetii was detected in 5.53% (21/380) of the tick pools tested.
Four of the twenty-one PCR positive samples were sequenced.
The findings indicate that Coxiella burnetii was not present in the human blood samples tested.
However, C.
burnetii was detected in ticks from Mai Mahiu, Marigat, Ijara, Isiolo, and Garissa indicating a natural infection present in the tick vector that poses a risk to livestock and humans in these communities.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Koka, Hellen& Sang, Rosemary& Kutima, Helen L.& Musila, Lillian. 2018. Coxiella burnetii Detected in Tick Samples from Pastoral Communities in Kenya. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1128925
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Koka, Hellen…[et al.]. Coxiella burnetii Detected in Tick Samples from Pastoral Communities in Kenya. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1128925
American Medical Association (AMA)
Koka, Hellen& Sang, Rosemary& Kutima, Helen L.& Musila, Lillian. Coxiella burnetii Detected in Tick Samples from Pastoral Communities in Kenya. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1128925
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1128925