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Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) exposure to Rickettsia in the Federal District of Brazil, a non-endemic area for Brazilian spotted fever

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2021
In this study, whole blood samples and ticks were collected from 57 capybaras in recreational areas in the Federal District, Brazil, aiming to investigate the presence of Rickettsia spp.
Ana Paula Nunes de Quadros, George Magno Sousa do Rêgo, Thamiris Figueiredo da Silva, Andréa de Moraes Carvalho, Thiago Fernandes Martins, Lina de Campos Binder, Márcio Botelho de Castro, Paulo Sérgio Ribeiro de Mattos, Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Giane Regina Paludo   +9 more
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High prevalence of a host‐associated Anaplasma lineage in wild coatis (Nasua nasua) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Anaplasma sp. DNA was detected in 47.9% of free‐ranging coatis (Nasua nasua) sampled in Iguaçu National Park, southern Brazil. Molecular analyses revealed a genetically distinct Anaplasma lineage infecting coatis, differing from Anaplasma strains detected in associated tick populations.
Matheus Dias Cordeiro, Paulo César Magalhães‐Matos, Isadora dos Santos Dias, Jônathan David Ribas Chagas, Olívia Zen Gianfrancisco, Ellen Meireles Brandão, Claudia Bezerra da Silva, Bruna de Azevedo Baêta   +7 more
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Rickettsia amblyommatis infecting ticks and exposure of domestic dogs to Rickettsia spp. in an Amazon-Cerrado transition region of northeastern Brazil.

PLoS ONE, 2017
This study was performed in Maranhão state, a transition area two Brazilian biomes, Amazon and Cerrado. During 2011-2013, 1,560 domestic dogs were sampled for collection of serum blood samples and ticks in eight counties (3 within the Amazon and 5 within
Francisco B Costa, Andréa P da Costa, Jonas Moraes-Filho, Thiago F Martins, Herbert S Soares, Diego G Ramirez, Ricardo A Dias, Marcelo B Labruna   +7 more
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Cellular immune response of Amblyomma sculptum and Amblyomma americanum to entomopathogenic fungi: Implications for biological tick control

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Volume 40, Issue 3, Page 582-594, September 2026.
Amblyomma sculptum showed a plasmatocyte‐dominant haemocyte profile. Beauveria bassiana increased plasmatocytes and reduced granulocytes, whereas Metarhizium robertsii did not cause significant changes. Amblyomma americanum showed a granulocyte‐dominant haemocyte profile. Beauveria bassiana reduced total haemocytes and granulocytes. B.
Cárita de Souza Ribeiro‐Silva, Valesca Henrique Lima, Salorrane Miranda N. Pinto, Gustavo Felizardo S. Sandes, Victor Hugo Ribeiro Costa, Albert Mulenga, Adela S. Oliva Chavez, Éverton Kort Kamp Fernandes   +7 more
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Epidemiological surveillance of capybaras and ticks on warning area for Brazilian spotted fever [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2015
Aim: The vulnerability of tropical developing countries to the emerging disease constitutes a critical phenomenon in which the invasion of wild niches by human hosts, contributes to expansion of zoonotic diseases, such as the Brazilian spotted fever (BSF)
José Brites-Neto, Jardel Brasil , Keila Maria Roncato Duarte   +2 more
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Proteasomal degradation of intracellularly expressed Amblyomin‐X limits suicide gene therapy potential in melanoma cells

FEBS Open Bio, Volume 16, Issue 8, Page 1602-1614, August 2026.
This study explores the feasibility of expressing the antitumoral protein Amblyomin‐X through a suicide gene therapy approach and investigates its intracellular fate after gene delivery. Although the gene is efficiently expressed, melanoma cells rapidly degrade the Amblyomin‐X protein via proteasome activity.
Victor Dal Posolo Cinel, Carlos DeOcesano Pereira, Aline Ramos Maia Lobba, Melissa Regina Fessel, Ana Marisa Chudzinski‐Tavassi   +4 more
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Host, vector, and parasite dynamics: exploring intrinsic and extrinsic factors shaping tick‐borne filarial nematode transmission

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 4, Page 1779-1792, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Tick‐borne filarial nematodes are a complex and understudied group of parasites that rely on ticks for transmission in vertebrates. This review examines how intrinsic and extrinsic factors may influence the successful transmission of filarial nematodes in tick vectors, drawing insights from extensively studied haematophagous dipteran vector ...
Oluwaseun D. Ajileye, Gabriel L. Hamer, Sarah A. Hamer, Guilherme G. Verocai, Jessica E. Light   +4 more
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Cuticular Lipids as a First Barrier Defending Ixodid Ticks against Fungal Infection

Journal of Fungi, 2022
The chemical composition of tick cuticles acts as a barrier to pathogens and may limit infection by entomopathogenic fungi. This study characterized the cuticular neutral lipids (NL) and hydrocarbons (HCs) of four ixodid ticks that are widely distributed
Cárita S. Ribeiro-Silva, Elen R. Muniz, Valesca H. Lima, Cíntia C. Bernardo, Walquíria Arruda, Rosane N. Castro, Patrícia S. Gôlo, Isabele C. Angelo, Éverton K. K. Fernandes   +8 more
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Diversity of ticks in the wildlife screening center of São Paulo city, Brazil

Ciência Rural
: The Wildlife Screening Center (CETAS) of the Tietê Ecological Park (PET), situated at the municipality of São Paulo, receives, treats and rehabilitates wild animals that have been dislodged from their natural environment due to different reasons.
Thiago Fernandes Martins, Liliane Milanelo, Felipe da Silva Krawczak, Haroldo Ryoiti Furuya, Lilian Sayuri Fitorra, Fábio Toledo das Dores, Valéria da Silva Pedro, Alicia Giollo Hippolito, Marcelo Bahia Labruna   +8 more
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A histopathological description of Amblyomma sculptum attachment site on the skin of a mare at different moments

Archives of Veterinary Science, 2022
Ticks’ saliva presents immunomodulatory activity and cause several tissue changes at the attachment site on the host's skin. Here, we compare different moments of the skin of a Mangalarga Marchador mare before, during and after tick attachment. On the skin with a fixed tick, we observed inflammatory infiltrate, degranulated mast cells, areas with an ...
Bárbara Cristina Félix Nogueira, Luiz Otávio Guimarães Ervilha, Liara De Azevedo Cassiano, Artur Kanadani Campos   +3 more
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