在新西兰,对鸟类疟疾载体的新见解
E R Schoener1,2, D M Tompkins3, L Howe4
1School of Natural Sciences (SNS), Ecology, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Parasites & vectors
|March 23, 2024
概括
这项研究在新西兰确定了潜在的鸟类疟疾载体,在本地Culex pervigilans中检测了Plasmodium DNA,并引入了Aedes notoscriptus蚊子. 这标志着在新西兰蚊子胸部中首次发现禽类菌的证据.
科学领域:
- 兽医昆虫学 兽医昆虫学
- 寄生虫学的寄生虫学
- 分子生态学分子生态学
背景情况:
- 蚊子可以传播疟疾寄生虫 (Plasmodium spp. ) 对于寄生虫生命周期至关重要.
- 关于新西兰蚊子物种在禽疟疾传播中的作用的知识有限.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定Plasmodium spp. 新西兰蚊子的流行和多样性.
- 在本地和引入的蚊子物种中识别潜在的鸟类疟疾载体.
主要方法:
- 嵌套和实时PCR用于在野外捕获的蚊子中检测Plasmodium DNA (2012-2014).
- 蚊子按物种和位置组合在一起;胸部和腹部分别分析.
- 阿卡伊克信息标准 (AIC) 建模评估了最低感染率 (MIR) 的预测因素.
主要成果:
- 在37%的蚊子池中检测到Plasmodium DNA;23%的胸部池的测试结果呈阳性.
- 艾迪斯诺托斯克里普图斯 (引入) 和库莱克斯Pervigilans (本土) 显示出阳性胸部样本,表明潜在的载体角色.
- 已经确定了四个Plasmodium血统,包括一个新的P. (Haemamoeba) sp. 的血统 (AENOT11).
结论:
- 在新西兰蚊子胸部 (本地和引入物种) 中首次检测到鸟类的Plasmodium DNA.
- 提供了初步证据,识别了新西兰潜在的鸟类疟疾载体.
- 强调了AE的重要性. 这里有notoscriptus和Cx. 鸟类疟疾传播动态中的警者.
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