Prevalence, Distribution, and Molecular Record of Four Hard Ticks from Livestock in the United Arab Emirates

Ticks are important arthropod vectors that serve as reservoirs of pathogens. Rapid urbanization and changes in animal breeding practices could be causing a rise in tick burden on animals. Studies on tick distribution on livestock and tick molecular diversity from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are l...

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Autores principales:	Nighat Perveen, Sabir Bin Muzaffar, Mohammad Ali Al-Deeb
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	16S rRNA cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 <i>Amblyomma lepidum</i> <i>Hyalomma anatolicum</i> <i>Hyalomma dromedarii</i> <i>Rhipicephalus sanguineus</i> Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:637dca52475d49178aea66b1d524cb362021-11-25T17:59:50ZPrevalence, Distribution, and Molecular Record of Four Hard Ticks from Livestock in the United Arab Emirates10.3390/insects121110162075-4450https://doaj.org/article/637dca52475d49178aea66b1d524cb362021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/11/1016https://doaj.org/toc/2075-4450Ticks are important arthropod vectors that serve as reservoirs of pathogens. Rapid urbanization and changes in animal breeding practices could be causing a rise in tick burden on animals. Studies on tick distribution on livestock and tick molecular diversity from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are limited. The aim of this study was to (i) provide molecular and morphological identification of tick species, (ii) compare tick infestation between different hosts, (iii) compare tick infestation in relation to the sex of the host, and (iv) assess the prevalence of tick species on hosts. A total of 5950 ticks were collected from camels (4803 ticks), cows (651 ticks), goats (219 ticks), and sheep (277 ticks). Ticks were identified based on morphological characters at the species level using taxonomic keys. In addition, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) amplification of the cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) and 16S rRNA mitochondrial genes was used to identify ticks. Four species were confirmed based on molecular and morphological characterization, namely, <i>Hyalomma dromedarii</i>, <i>Hyalomma anatolicum</i>, <i>Rhipicephalus sanguineus</i>, and <i>Amblyomma lepidum</i>. <i>Hyalomma dromedarii</i> (94.3%) was the most abundant species, followed by <i>H. anatolicum</i> (32.8%). Camels were heavily infested (94%) with ticks as compared to cows (38%), sheep (37%), and goats (14%). Widespread occurrence of these four tick species in the UAE poses a risk of spreading tick-borne pathogens wherever the conditions of infection prevail.Nighat PerveenSabir Bin MuzaffarMohammad Ali Al-DeebMDPI AGarticle16S rRNAcytochrome oxidase subunit 1<i>Amblyomma lepidum</i><i>Hyalomma anatolicum</i><i>Hyalomma dromedarii</i><i>Rhipicephalus sanguineus</i>ScienceQENInsects, Vol 12, Iss 1016, p 1016 (2021)
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topic	16S rRNA cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 <i>Amblyomma lepidum</i> <i>Hyalomma anatolicum</i> <i>Hyalomma dromedarii</i> <i>Rhipicephalus sanguineus</i> Science Q
spellingShingle	16S rRNA cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 <i>Amblyomma lepidum</i> <i>Hyalomma anatolicum</i> <i>Hyalomma dromedarii</i> <i>Rhipicephalus sanguineus</i> Science Q Nighat Perveen Sabir Bin Muzaffar Mohammad Ali Al-Deeb Prevalence, Distribution, and Molecular Record of Four Hard Ticks from Livestock in the United Arab Emirates
description	Ticks are important arthropod vectors that serve as reservoirs of pathogens. Rapid urbanization and changes in animal breeding practices could be causing a rise in tick burden on animals. Studies on tick distribution on livestock and tick molecular diversity from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are limited. The aim of this study was to (i) provide molecular and morphological identification of tick species, (ii) compare tick infestation between different hosts, (iii) compare tick infestation in relation to the sex of the host, and (iv) assess the prevalence of tick species on hosts. A total of 5950 ticks were collected from camels (4803 ticks), cows (651 ticks), goats (219 ticks), and sheep (277 ticks). Ticks were identified based on morphological characters at the species level using taxonomic keys. In addition, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) amplification of the cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) and 16S rRNA mitochondrial genes was used to identify ticks. Four species were confirmed based on molecular and morphological characterization, namely, <i>Hyalomma dromedarii</i>, <i>Hyalomma anatolicum</i>, <i>Rhipicephalus sanguineus</i>, and <i>Amblyomma lepidum</i>. <i>Hyalomma dromedarii</i> (94.3%) was the most abundant species, followed by <i>H. anatolicum</i> (32.8%). Camels were heavily infested (94%) with ticks as compared to cows (38%), sheep (37%), and goats (14%). Widespread occurrence of these four tick species in the UAE poses a risk of spreading tick-borne pathogens wherever the conditions of infection prevail.
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author	Nighat Perveen Sabir Bin Muzaffar Mohammad Ali Al-Deeb
author_facet	Nighat Perveen Sabir Bin Muzaffar Mohammad Ali Al-Deeb
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title	Prevalence, Distribution, and Molecular Record of Four Hard Ticks from Livestock in the United Arab Emirates
title_short	Prevalence, Distribution, and Molecular Record of Four Hard Ticks from Livestock in the United Arab Emirates
title_full	Prevalence, Distribution, and Molecular Record of Four Hard Ticks from Livestock in the United Arab Emirates
title_fullStr	Prevalence, Distribution, and Molecular Record of Four Hard Ticks from Livestock in the United Arab Emirates
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence, Distribution, and Molecular Record of Four Hard Ticks from Livestock in the United Arab Emirates
title_sort	prevalence, distribution, and molecular record of four hard ticks from livestock in the united arab emirates
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/637dca52475d49178aea66b1d524cb36
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Prevalence, Distribution, and Molecular Record of Four Hard Ticks from Livestock in the United Arab Emirates

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