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Peer-reviewedCC BY-NC-NDActa parasitologica

Anaplasma spp., Coxiella, Babesia and Theileria Infections in Vermipsylla Alakurt Fleas.

  • Juman Jiushikun1
  • Tilieke Yizigeleke1
  • Yujuan Fan2
  • Wenhao Li3
  • Yujiang Zhang2
  • Guoyu Zhao2
  • Lijuan Tang4,5
  • Yuanzhi Wang6
6 affiliations
  1. 1Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Public Health Security of the XPCC, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 832002, People's Republic of China.
  2. 2Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Vector-borne Infectious Diseases, Xinjiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Urumqi city, 830002, People's Republic of China.
  3. 3College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832000, China.
  4. 4Bayingolin Vocational and Technical College, Korla City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 841000, People's Republic of China. [email protected].
  5. 5College of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi city, 830002, People's Republic of China. [email protected].
  6. 6Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Public Health Security of the XPCC, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 832002, People's Republic of China. [email protected].
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Abstract

Background

Vermipsylla alakurt (Siphonaptera: Vermipsyllidae) is mainly distributed in alpine areas of north-western China, infesting sheep, goat and yaks, causing pruritus, anaemia and losses to animal husbandry. The carriage of vector-borne pathogens by this flea remains unclear.Methods

In January 2025, 89 fleas were collected from sheep in the China-Kazakhstan border area of northwest China and identified as V. alakurt by morphology and COII gene sequencing. Multiple genetic markers targeting the genera of Anaplasma, Coxiella, Babesia and Theileria were amplified and sequenced.Results

Among 83 female fleas, Anaplasma ovis (n = 6), Coxiella burnetii (n = 37), Babesia sp. (n = 7), Babesia ovis (n = 1) and Theileria annulata (n = 4) were identified. The co-infection of Coxiella burnetii with Anaplasma ovis and Theileria annulata were respectively found.Conclusions

Multiple typical vector-borne pathogens were detected at the first time in V. alakurt fleas. This finding indicates that V. alakurt fleas can carry Anaplasma, Coxiella, Babesia and Theileria in the alpine region of the China-Kazakhstan border.

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@article{jiushikun2026anaplasma,
  title = {{Anaplasma spp., Coxiella, Babesia and Theileria Infections in Vermipsylla Alakurt Fleas.}},
  author = {Juman Jiushikun and Tilieke Yizigeleke and Yujuan Fan and Wenhao Li and Yujiang Zhang and Guoyu Zhao and Lijuan Tang and Yuanzhi Wang},
  journal = {Acta parasitologica},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1007/s11686-026-01428-5},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42900407},
  note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Anaplasma spp., Coxiella, Babesia and Theileria Infections in Vermipsylla Alakurt Fleas.
AU  - Juman Jiushikun
AU  - Tilieke Yizigeleke
AU  - Yujuan Fan
AU  - Wenhao Li
AU  - Yujiang Zhang
AU  - Guoyu Zhao
AU  - Lijuan Tang
AU  - Yuanzhi Wang
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/20
JO  - Acta parasitologica
DO  - 10.1007/s11686-026-01428-5
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42900407
AB  - Background  Vermipsylla alakurt (Siphonaptera: Vermipsyllidae) is mainly distributed in alpine areas of north-western China, infesting sheep, goat and yaks, causing pruritus, anaemia and losses to animal husbandry. The carriage of vector-borne pathogens by this flea remains unclear.Methods  In January 2025, 89 fleas were collected from sheep in the China-Kazakhstan border area of northwest China and identified as V. alakurt by morphology and COII gene sequencing. Multiple genetic markers targeting the genera of Anaplasma, Coxiella, Babesia and Theileria were amplified and sequenced.Results  Among 83 female fleas, Anaplasma ovis (n = 6), Coxiella burnetii (n = 37), Babesia sp. (n = 7), Babesia ovis (n = 1) and Theileria annulata (n = 4) were identified. The co-infection of Coxiella burnetii with Anaplasma ovis and Theileria annulata were respectively found.Conclusions  Multiple typical vector-borne pathogens were detected at the first time in V. alakurt fleas. This finding indicates that V. alakurt fleas can carry Anaplasma, Coxiella, Babesia and Theileria in the alpine region of the China-Kazakhstan border.
SN  - 1230-2821
SN  - 1896-1851
ER  -