Tick species, tick-borne pathogen distribution and risk factor analysis in border areas of China, Russia and North Korea
IntroductionTicks are important ectoparasites of livestock. Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) cause losses to the animal husbandry industry and also present a major hidden danger to public health and safety. However, the tick species and prevalence of TBDs in border regions of China, Russia, and...
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| author | Pengfei Min Jianchen Song Shaowei Zhao Zhen Ma Yinbiao Meng Zeyu Tang Zhenyu Wang Sicheng Lin Fanglin Zhao Meng Liu Longsheng Wang Lijun Jia Lijun Jia |
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| description | IntroductionTicks are important ectoparasites of livestock. Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) cause losses to the animal husbandry industry and also present a major hidden danger to public health and safety. However, the tick species and prevalence of TBDs in border regions of China, Russia, and North Korea remain unknown. The purpose of this study was to identify the tick species and tick-borne pathogens endemic in these regions.MethodsMorphological and molecular identification of ticks was performed by microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and the distribution of tick species, pathogen, and risk factors of infection were analyzed.ResultsIn total, 1,187 ticks were collected from the border areas of 13 localities in eight cities. Five tick species were identified: Haemaphysalis longicornis (39.68%), Ixodes persulcatus (25.36%), Haemaphysalis japonica (15.50%), Dermacentor silvarum (15.42%), and Haemaphysalis concinna (4.04%). There were more female than male ticks, and nymphs were the least frequently collected. I. persulcatus was the main species in the forest environment, while H. longicornis was the main species in grasslands and animal surface. Four pathogens were detected: Rickettsia, Bartonella, Anaplasma, and Babesia.DiscussionPathogen detection in ticks differed significantly among the environments and between Sexes. There were significant differences in the proportion of ticks infected with Rickettsia, Bartonella, Anaplasma, and Babesia among regions, species, sexes, and environments. The results of this survey of the tick species in border areas of China, Russia, and North Korea provided a scientific basis for the prevention and control of TBDs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-41064b607f3445aca88406fa1645f9692025-02-11T13:42:17ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Veterinary Science2297-17692025-02-011210.3389/fvets.2025.15292531529253Tick species, tick-borne pathogen distribution and risk factor analysis in border areas of China, Russia and North KoreaPengfei Min0Jianchen Song1Shaowei Zhao2Zhen Ma3Yinbiao Meng4Zeyu Tang5Zhenyu Wang6Sicheng Lin7Fanglin Zhao8Meng Liu9Longsheng Wang10Lijun Jia11Lijun Jia12Engineering Research Center of North-East Cold Region Beef Cattle Science and Technology Innovation, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, Yanji, ChinaEngineering Research Center of North-East Cold Region Beef Cattle Science and Technology Innovation, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, Yanji, ChinaEngineering Research Center of North-East Cold Region Beef Cattle Science and Technology Innovation, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, Yanji, ChinaEngineering Research Center of North-East Cold Region Beef Cattle Science and Technology Innovation, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, Yanji, ChinaEngineering Research Center of North-East Cold Region Beef Cattle Science and Technology Innovation, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, Yanji, ChinaEngineering Research Center of North-East Cold Region Beef Cattle Science and Technology Innovation, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, Yanji, ChinaEngineering Research Center of North-East Cold Region Beef Cattle Science and Technology Innovation, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, Yanji, ChinaEngineering Research Center of North-East Cold Region Beef Cattle Science and Technology Innovation, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, Yanji, ChinaEngineering Research Center of North-East Cold Region Beef Cattle Science and Technology Innovation, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, Yanji, ChinaEngineering Research Center of North-East Cold Region Beef Cattle Science and Technology Innovation, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, Yanji, ChinaEngineering Research Center of North-East Cold Region Beef Cattle Science and Technology Innovation, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, Yanji, ChinaEngineering Research Center of North-East Cold Region Beef Cattle Science and Technology Innovation, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, Yanji, ChinaState Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Research of the Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, ChinaIntroductionTicks are important ectoparasites of livestock. Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) cause losses to the animal husbandry industry and also present a major hidden danger to public health and safety. However, the tick species and prevalence of TBDs in border regions of China, Russia, and North Korea remain unknown. The purpose of this study was to identify the tick species and tick-borne pathogens endemic in these regions.MethodsMorphological and molecular identification of ticks was performed by microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and the distribution of tick species, pathogen, and risk factors of infection were analyzed.ResultsIn total, 1,187 ticks were collected from the border areas of 13 localities in eight cities. Five tick species were identified: Haemaphysalis longicornis (39.68%), Ixodes persulcatus (25.36%), Haemaphysalis japonica (15.50%), Dermacentor silvarum (15.42%), and Haemaphysalis concinna (4.04%). There were more female than male ticks, and nymphs were the least frequently collected. I. persulcatus was the main species in the forest environment, while H. longicornis was the main species in grasslands and animal surface. Four pathogens were detected: Rickettsia, Bartonella, Anaplasma, and Babesia.DiscussionPathogen detection in ticks differed significantly among the environments and between Sexes. There were significant differences in the proportion of ticks infected with Rickettsia, Bartonella, Anaplasma, and Babesia among regions, species, sexes, and environments. The results of this survey of the tick species in border areas of China, Russia, and North Korea provided a scientific basis for the prevention and control of TBDs.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2025.1529253/fulltick speciestick-borne diseasesrisk factorsborder areas of Chinatick-borne pathogen distribution |
| spellingShingle | Pengfei Min Jianchen Song Shaowei Zhao Zhen Ma Yinbiao Meng Zeyu Tang Zhenyu Wang Sicheng Lin Fanglin Zhao Meng Liu Longsheng Wang Lijun Jia Lijun Jia Tick species, tick-borne pathogen distribution and risk factor analysis in border areas of China, Russia and North Korea Frontiers in Veterinary Science tick species tick-borne diseases risk factors border areas of China tick-borne pathogen distribution |
| title | Tick species, tick-borne pathogen distribution and risk factor analysis in border areas of China, Russia and North Korea |
| title_full | Tick species, tick-borne pathogen distribution and risk factor analysis in border areas of China, Russia and North Korea |
| title_fullStr | Tick species, tick-borne pathogen distribution and risk factor analysis in border areas of China, Russia and North Korea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tick species, tick-borne pathogen distribution and risk factor analysis in border areas of China, Russia and North Korea |
| title_short | Tick species, tick-borne pathogen distribution and risk factor analysis in border areas of China, Russia and North Korea |
| title_sort | tick species tick borne pathogen distribution and risk factor analysis in border areas of china russia and north korea |
| topic | tick species tick-borne diseases risk factors border areas of China tick-borne pathogen distribution |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2025.1529253/full |
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