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Molecular detection of rickettsial agents of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from wild birds of Panama
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BERMUDÉZ, Sergio et al. Molecular detection of rickettsial agents of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from wild birds of Panama. Systematic & Applied Acarology, v. 25,n. 4, p. 622-632, 2020.
1362-1971
10.11158/saa.25.4.3
2056-6069
Autor
Bermúdez, Sergio
Dominguez, Lilian
Ochoa, Isis
Oliveira, Jonathan Gonçalves
Lemos, Elba Regina S de
Castillo, Bernardo
Smith, Diorene
Herrera, Jorge
Ogrzewalska, Maria
Resumen
Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from wild birds in Panama were tested for the presence of tick-borne
pathogens as Rickettsia, Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Bartonella, Borrelia, Hepatozoon sp., and Babesia. Overall 124
ticks were found in 57 birds belonging to 28 species: Amblyomma longirostre (32 larvae, 1 nymph),
Amblyomma nodosum (30 nymphs), Amblyomma geayi (15 larvae, 1 nymph), Amblyomma varium (5 larvae, 2
nymphs), Amblyomma naponense (2 larvae), Amblyomma ovale (2 larvae), and Amblyomma calcaratum (1
larva). DNA of Rickettsia amblyommatis was detected in 65% of A. longirostre, 69% of A. geayi and 14% of A.
varium. Moreover, results from two larvae of A. longirostre showed DNA of unidentified Rickettsia sp. No
DNA of Borrelia, Bartonella, Anaplasmataceae neither Babesia nor Hepatozoon was detected. These results
expand knowledge about the host for immature Amblyomma ticks in Panama and show the first data of
Rickettsia in ticks collected from birds in this country.