TY  - JOUR
AU  - Sukara, Ratko
AU  - Chochlakis, Dimosthenis
AU  - Ćirović, Duško
AU  - Penezić, Aleksandra
AU  - Mihaljica, Darko
AU  - Čakić, Sanja
AU  - Valčić, Miroslav
AU  - Tselentis, Yannis
AU  - Psaroulaki, Anna
AU  - Tomanović, Snežana
PY  - 2018
UR  - https://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1668
AB  - The golden jackal (Canis aureus) is a medium-sized canid species native to Europe. This species is characterized by rapid large-scale expansion. A similar trend is also observed in Serbia, where the species is now distributed in more than a half of the territory. Although jackals prefer habitats in human-dominated landscapes, these animals have not been studied well enough from an eco-epidemiological point of view, and little is known about their potential for carrying zoonotic pathogens. In a study conducted during a three-year period (01/2010-02/2013), a total of 216 hunted or road-killed golden jackals were collected from 10 localities in Serbia. Ticks, when present, were removed, and after necropsy, spleen samples were collected from each animal. All tick and spleen samples were tested for the DNA of bacterial and protozoan tick-borne pathogens (Borrelia species, Bartonella species, Rickettsia species, Anaplasma species, Coxiella burnetii, Francisella species and Babesia species) by multiplex real-time PCR, conventional PCR and sequencing analyses. The DNA of Babesia canis was detected in nine out of 216 (4.2%) spleen samples, and two samples (0.9%) tested positive for Anaplasma phagocytophilum. In 118 ticks collected from jackals, the DNA of two Babesia species (Ba. canis and Ba. microti), three Borrelia species (Bo. garinii, Bo. valaisiana, and Bo. lusitaniae) and A. marginale was detected. From the aspect of public health surveillance, the potential role of the golden jackal in the maintenance of vector-borne zoonotic pathogens in Serbia must be considered, and further eco-epidemiological studies should be performed to determine the precise role of this animal species in zoonotic disease transmission cycles.
PB  - Elsevier Gmbh, Urban & Fischer Verlag, Jena
T2  - Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
T1  - Golden jackals (Canis aureus) as hosts for ticks and tick-borne pathogens in Serbia
VL  - 9
IS  - 5
SP  - 1090
EP  - 1097
DO  - 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.04.003
ER  - 

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author = "Sukara, Ratko and Chochlakis, Dimosthenis and Ćirović, Duško and Penezić, Aleksandra and Mihaljica, Darko and Čakić, Sanja and Valčić, Miroslav and Tselentis, Yannis and Psaroulaki, Anna and Tomanović, Snežana",
year = "2018",
abstract = "The golden jackal (Canis aureus) is a medium-sized canid species native to Europe. This species is characterized by rapid large-scale expansion. A similar trend is also observed in Serbia, where the species is now distributed in more than a half of the territory. Although jackals prefer habitats in human-dominated landscapes, these animals have not been studied well enough from an eco-epidemiological point of view, and little is known about their potential for carrying zoonotic pathogens. In a study conducted during a three-year period (01/2010-02/2013), a total of 216 hunted or road-killed golden jackals were collected from 10 localities in Serbia. Ticks, when present, were removed, and after necropsy, spleen samples were collected from each animal. All tick and spleen samples were tested for the DNA of bacterial and protozoan tick-borne pathogens (Borrelia species, Bartonella species, Rickettsia species, Anaplasma species, Coxiella burnetii, Francisella species and Babesia species) by multiplex real-time PCR, conventional PCR and sequencing analyses. The DNA of Babesia canis was detected in nine out of 216 (4.2%) spleen samples, and two samples (0.9%) tested positive for Anaplasma phagocytophilum. In 118 ticks collected from jackals, the DNA of two Babesia species (Ba. canis and Ba. microti), three Borrelia species (Bo. garinii, Bo. valaisiana, and Bo. lusitaniae) and A. marginale was detected. From the aspect of public health surveillance, the potential role of the golden jackal in the maintenance of vector-borne zoonotic pathogens in Serbia must be considered, and further eco-epidemiological studies should be performed to determine the precise role of this animal species in zoonotic disease transmission cycles.",
publisher = "Elsevier Gmbh, Urban & Fischer Verlag, Jena",
journal = "Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases",
title = "Golden jackals (Canis aureus) as hosts for ticks and tick-borne pathogens in Serbia",
volume = "9",
number = "5",
pages = "1090-1097",
doi = "10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.04.003"
}

Sukara, R., Chochlakis, D., Ćirović, D., Penezić, A., Mihaljica, D., Čakić, S., Valčić, M., Tselentis, Y., Psaroulaki, A.,& Tomanović, S.. (2018). Golden jackals (Canis aureus) as hosts for ticks and tick-borne pathogens in Serbia. in Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Elsevier Gmbh, Urban & Fischer Verlag, Jena., 9(5), 1090-1097.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.04.003

Sukara R, Chochlakis D, Ćirović D, Penezić A, Mihaljica D, Čakić S, Valčić M, Tselentis Y, Psaroulaki A, Tomanović S. Golden jackals (Canis aureus) as hosts for ticks and tick-borne pathogens in Serbia. in Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases. 2018;9(5):1090-1097.
doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.04.003 .

Sukara, Ratko, Chochlakis, Dimosthenis, Ćirović, Duško, Penezić, Aleksandra, Mihaljica, Darko, Čakić, Sanja, Valčić, Miroslav, Tselentis, Yannis, Psaroulaki, Anna, Tomanović, Snežana, "Golden jackals (Canis aureus) as hosts for ticks and tick-borne pathogens in Serbia" in Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 9, no. 5 (2018):1090-1097,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.04.003 . .