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April 19, 2026Tropical Medicine and HealthOpen Access

Bacterial communities in Thai ticks: revealing geographical and methodological gaps in surveillance—a 25-year scoping review

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ARArtharee RungrojnMahidol UniversityKCKittipong ChaisiriKasetsart UniversityJTJanjira ThaipadungpanitMahidol University

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This scoping review reveals gaps in bacterial surveillance in Thai ticks, indicating the need for improved genomic monitoring to enhance zoonotic disease preparedness.

Key Points

  • To synthesize knowledge of tick-associated bacterial diversity and identify geographic and methodological gaps in Thailand's surveillance efforts.
  • Conducted literature searches in NCBI, Embase, and Web of Science.
  • Identified 402 studies, finally including 39 after applying inclusion criteria.
  • Collected ticks from various hosts across four zoogeographical regions in Thailand.
  • Analyzed the bacterial genera present using molecular detection methods.
  • Identified 18 genera of bacteria in ticks, with Rickettsia as the most frequently detected pathogen.
  • Rhipicephalus ticks showed the highest bacterial diversity among the studied genera.
  • Geographic analysis revealed under-representation in the Indo-Chinese Mainland and Korat Plateau regions.
  • Emphasized the need for standardised genomic surveillance as a key gap in current monitoring efforts.

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Rungrojn et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e47376010ef96374d8f462https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-026-00950-6
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