Rickettsial Infection in Ticks from a National Park in the Cerrado Biome, Midwestern Brazil
Pathogens, 2023 This study was carried out from February 2020 to September 2021 in Parque Nacional das Emas (PNE), a national park located in the Cerrado biome, midwestern Brazil, as well as in surrounding rural properties.
Raquel Loren dos Reis Paludo +14 more
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Controle integrado de Amblyomma sculptum em zonas rurais [PDF]
, 2021 Amblyomma sculptum, conhecido como carrapato-estrela no Brasil em sua fase adulta, pertence ao complexo A. cajennense, sendo capaz de parasitar diversos hospedeiros inclusive o homem. Esta espécie apresenta grande importância na saúde pública e veterinária pela capacidade de transmitir uma variedade de patógenos aos seus hospedeiros, principalmente ...
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Detection of Ehrlichia sp. in Amblyomma sculptum parasitizing horses from Brazilian Pantanal wetland
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2021 Bacteria of the genus Ehrlichia are transmitted by ticks and also are an important cause of infection in wild and domestic mammals. Infection with Ehrlichia spp. has been reported in horses, especially in the USA, Nicaragua and Brazil. In this study, we report the parasitism by Amblyomma sculptum, Rhipicephalus microplus and Dermacentor nitens ticks in
Lívia Saab Muraro +5 more
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Tick salivary gland extract induces alpha‐gal syndrome in alpha‐gal deficient mice
Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 984-990, September 2021., 2021 Alpha‐gal syndrome (AGS) is characterized by delayed hypersensitivity to non‐primate mammalian meat in people having specific IgE (sIgE) to the oligosaccharide galactose‐alpha‐1,3‐galactose and has been linked to tick bites from Amblyomma americanum (Aa) in the U.S.
Shailesh K. Choudhary +10 more
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2019 The study aimed to identify species of ticks present in the environment and among captive animals, in Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ticks were isolated from captive animals by manual examination and free-living ticks in the environment were ...
Izabela Mesquita Araújo +7 more
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Infecção por riquétsias em carrapatos de aves silvestres em duas ecorregiões da Argentina [PDF]
, 2016 Several tick-borne Rickettsia species are recognized human pathogens in Argentina. Here we evaluated rickettsial infection in ticks collected on passerine birds during 2011-2012 in two eco-regions of Argentina.
Borges Costa, Francisco +4 more
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Phylogenetic relationships of the Amblyomma cajennense complex (Acari: Ixodidae) at mitogenomic resolution [PDF]
, 2023 The genus Amblyomma is the third most diverse in the number of species within the Ixodidae, with practically half of its species distributed in the Americas, though there are also species occurring in Africa, Asia, and Australia.
Castro, Lyda R. +5 more
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Sequencing and comparative analysis of the Amblyomma sculptum mitogenome
Veterinary Parasitology, 2017 The mitogenome of Amblyomma sculptum was sequenced, providing important information for understanding the evolutionary relationships among species of the A. cajennense complex. The mitochondrial genome has a circular structure with 37 genes, including 13 coding DNA sequences, two ribosomal RNA genes (12S rRNA and 16S rRNA) and 22 tRNA genes ...
Paulo Henrique Costa, de Lima +7 more
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Tick fauna of giant anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) and southern tamanduas (Tamandua tetradactyla) in the Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil [PDF]
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira: The systematic collection of parasites from wild animals provides valuable information, highlighting the relationship between hosts and parasites. The study of ixodofauna in wild animals supports research on the transmission of pathogens that cause ...
Rodrigo H.F. Teixeira +10 more
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Detection of an Undescribed Babesia sp. in Capybaras and Amblyomma Ticks in Central-Western Brazil
Animals, 2022 Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) are the largest rodents on Earth. While capybaras are hosts for various tick species, there is limited information regarding the tick-borne pathogens they can carry.
Lucianne Cardoso Neves +11 more
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