Molecular Evidence of Rickettsia slovaca in Wild Boar Lice, in Northeastern Algeria

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2018 Feb;18(2):114-116. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2017.2165. Epub 2018 Jan 10.

Abstract

Using molecular assays, Rickettsia slovaca, the agent of a spotted fever group rickettsia was assessed in 92/325 lice collected on 117 wild boars hunted in the far northeast of Algeria. Overall, 7/92 (7.61%) Haematopinus suis were found positive to R. slovaca. The presence of R. slovaca DNA on H. suis questions about the relationship that may exist between R. slovaca and lice.

Keywords: Algeria; Haematopinus suis; Rickettsia slovaca; lice; wild boar.

MeSH terms

  • Algeria / epidemiology
  • Animals
  • Anoplura / microbiology*
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / genetics
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Rickettsia / classification*
  • Rickettsia / genetics
  • Rickettsia / isolation & purification
  • Rickettsia Infections / veterinary
  • Sus scrofa / parasitology*

Substances

  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • OMPA outer membrane proteins