Volume 29, Number 2—February 2023
Dispatch
Molecular Detection of Candidatus Orientia chuto in Wildlife, Saudi Arabia
Table 2
Positive rodent specimens, chigger infestations, and collection sites used for molecular detection of Candidatus Orientia chuto in wildlife, Saudi Arabia
Province, sample ID |
Host species |
Tissue, htrA accession no. |
No. chiggers per species* |
Nearest settlement or feature |
GPS coordinates |
Elevation† |
Collection date |
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Asir | Oct 2020 | ||||||
MR25 | Acomys dimidiatus | Liver, ON844109 | 12 E. caucasicum; 16 E. kazeruni; 1 S. saudi; 1 S. zarudnyi | Wosanib village | N18.328347, E42.219233 | 917 | |
MR26 |
A. dimidiatus |
Liver, ON84411; kidney, ON844111 |
None |
Wosanib village |
N18.328347, E42.219233 |
917 |
|
Al-Bahah | Aug 2021 | ||||||
AR33 | Dipodillus dasyurus | Spleen, ON844112 | 1 M. hoogstraali | Khairah Forest Park | N20.054973, E41.396330 | 2,477 | |
AR43 | A. dimidiatus | Spleen, ON844113 | None | Bani Sar town | N20.103946, E41.443762 | 2,218 | |
AR77 | A. dimidiatus | Spleen, ON844114 | None | King Fahd Road, Al Makhwah | N19.864027, E41.452468 | 545 | |
AR81 | A. dimidiatus | Spleen, ON844115 | None | King Fahd Road, Al Makhwah | N19.791421, E41.437912 | 388 | |
*Full genus names: Ericotrombidium, Schoutedenichia, Microtrombicula. †Meters above sea level.