Investigation of avian louse flies as potential vectors of protozoan and bacterial pathogens of veterinary importance

Keve, Gergő és Takács, Nóra és Csörgő, Tibor és Kováts, Dávid és Pitó, Andor és Bende, Attila és Németh, Ákos és Benke, Anikó és Fenyvesi, László és Lukács, Zoltán és Tamás, Enikő Anna és Mórocz, Attila és Karcza, Zsolt és Keve, Gábor és Cutajar, Bernard és de Wulf, Elise és Hornok, Sándor (2025) Investigation of avian louse flies as potential vectors of protozoan and bacterial pathogens of veterinary importance. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 15 (1). ISSN 2045-2322

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Avian louse flies (Hippoboscidae: Ornithomyinae) are blood-feeding parasites with largely unexplored vector potential, although they have been implicated in the transmission of pathogens of medical and veterinary relevance, such as West-Nile virus, Babesia and Trypanosoma species. We screened 253 specimens of nine Ornithomyinae species for selected bacteria (Anaplasma, Rickettsia, Bartonella, Borrelia, and Ehrlichia spp.) as well as for trypanosomes and piroplasms. Anaplasma phagocytophilum was detected in a single Ornithomya avicularia specimen, and Haematospirillum jordaniae was identified in three Ornithomya fringillina individuals from the same location, representing the first report of these bacteria in avian louse flies. In addition, eight different Trypanosoma sequences were obtained, belonging to the T. corvi/culicavium and T. bennetti groups. Unexpectedly, a sequence resembling T. theileri was recovered from an Ornithoica turdi specimen. Our findings suggest that the role of louse flies in transmitting the investigated bacterial pathogens is likely minimal, but their involvement in the ecology of Trypanosoma species warrants further study. Consistent with previous work, we propose that louse flies could serve as valuable sentinels for monitoring pathogens in wild bird populations.

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Dátum:	12 Jan 2026 08:17
Utolsó módosítás:	12 Jan 2026 08:17
URI:	http://publicatio.uni-sopron.hu/id/eprint/3863

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