Publications by authors named "S Sikutova"
[Occurrence of Francicella tularensis subsp. holarctica in haematophagous arthropods in the Breclav district in 2022].
Epidemiol Mikrobiol Imunol
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Tularemia, caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis, poses a significant threat to human health but lacks extensive data on its distribution in blood-feeding arthropods.
- A study conducted in the Břeclav district in 2022 screened various hematophagous vectors, including ticks, mosquitoes, and blackflies, to check for the presence of this bacterium.
- The results revealed only two positive samples for F. tularensis subsp. holarctica, both from the tick species Dermacentor reticulatus, while no presence was found in mosquitoes or blackflies.
Description of genome sequences of arthropod-associated spirochetes of the genus .
Microbiol Resour Announc
December 2024
Spirochetal bacteria isolated from arthropods of the genera and are termed BR149, BR151 (), BR193 (), and BR208 (). Genome sizes assembled from Illumina MiSeq and Oxford Nanopore reads varied between 1.67 and 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBrucella microti and Rodent-Borne Brucellosis: A Neglected Public Health Threat.
Zoonoses Public Health
October 2024
Brucellosis is one of the most important zoonoses worldwide, primarily affecting livestock but also posing a serious threat to public health. The major Brucella species are known to cause a feverish disease in humans with various clinical signs. These classical Brucella species are (re-)emerging, but also novel strains and species, some of them transmitted from rodents, can be associated with human infections.
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- The Cimicidae family consists of blood-feeding ectoparasites that primarily target warm-blooded animals, particularly swallow birds and their nestlings.
- Oeciacus hirundinis, a type of house martin bug, has not been known to transmit zoonotic pathogens, but its potential involvement in the spread of arboviruses in Europe is uncertain.
- In a study conducted in southern Moravia, Czech Republic, researchers detected Usutu virus (USUV) RNA in O. hirundinis, suggesting it might play a role in the virus's overwintering in Europe despite the absence of swallows during winter.
We detected 24 positive ticks of 284 collected in the Czech Republic. Since the route of transmission of microsporidia is not fully understood, the presence of microsporidia in ticks raises the question of whether they may be involved in the transmission of these pathogens.
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