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Background <p>Various tickborne diseases and pathogens in livestock have been reported in Kyrgyzstan; however, comprehensive molecular analyses from ticks and their tickborne pathogen diversity in the region are lacking. This study aimed to identify tick species and bacterial pathogens infesting cattle and sheep across Kyrgyzstan using amplicon-based next-generation sequencing (NGS). </p> Methods <p>In 2022, ticks were collected from livestock across seven provinces and subjected to molecular analyses. Genomic DNA was extracted from ticks for species identification based on cytochrome c oxidase I<i> (COI)</i> gene sequence analyses. Pathogens were screened using amplicon NGS targeting the V3–V4 region of the <i>16S rRNA</i> gene, followed by confirmation using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and Sanger sequencing.</p> Results <p>A total of 546 ticks belonging to two families, five genera, and 12 species were identified. The dominant species were <i>Dermacentor</i> spp. (30.2%), <i>Hyalomma marginatum</i> (17.2%), <i>Hyalomma scupense</i> (13.4%), and <i>Haemaphysalis punctata</i> (11.7%). Furthermore, 11.7% of ticks tested positive for bacterial pathogens, including spotted fever group Rickettsiae (8.6%), <i>Anaplasma</i> (2.7%),<i> Ehrlichia</i> (0.2%), and <i>Bartonella</i> (0.2%). <i>Coxiella burnetii</i> and <i>Francisella tularensis</i> were not detected.</p> Conclusions <p>This is the first nationwide study on bacterial pathogens in ticks in Kyrgyzstan and the first reports of spotted fever group Rickettsiae and <i>Bartonella</i> in the country. These findings improve our understanding of tickborne disease epidemiology and highlight the utility of NGS as an efficient screening method for capturing pathogen diversity in arthropod vectors. </p> Graphical Abstract <p></p>

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Identification of tickborne pathogens in cattle and sheep ticks from Kyrgyzstan using next-generation sequencing

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    2025年7月22日

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  • Ji Ye Seo,
  • Jin Seo Park,
  • Bekbolsun Aknazarov,
  • Hee Il Lee

摘要

Background

Various tickborne diseases and pathogens in livestock have been reported in Kyrgyzstan; however, comprehensive molecular analyses from ticks and their tickborne pathogen diversity in the region are lacking. This study aimed to identify tick species and bacterial pathogens infesting cattle and sheep across Kyrgyzstan using amplicon-based next-generation sequencing (NGS).

Methods

In 2022, ticks were collected from livestock across seven provinces and subjected to molecular analyses. Genomic DNA was extracted from ticks for species identification based on cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) gene sequence analyses. Pathogens were screened using amplicon NGS targeting the V3–V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene, followed by confirmation using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and Sanger sequencing.

Results

A total of 546 ticks belonging to two families, five genera, and 12 species were identified. The dominant species were Dermacentor spp. (30.2%), Hyalomma marginatum (17.2%), Hyalomma scupense (13.4%), and Haemaphysalis punctata (11.7%). Furthermore, 11.7% of ticks tested positive for bacterial pathogens, including spotted fever group Rickettsiae (8.6%), Anaplasma (2.7%), Ehrlichia (0.2%), and Bartonella (0.2%). Coxiella burnetii and Francisella tularensis were not detected.

Conclusions

This is the first nationwide study on bacterial pathogens in ticks in Kyrgyzstan and the first reports of spotted fever group Rickettsiae and Bartonella in the country. These findings improve our understanding of tickborne disease epidemiology and highlight the utility of NGS as an efficient screening method for capturing pathogen diversity in arthropod vectors.

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