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Rickettsia bellii in ticks Amblyomma varium Koch, 1844, from birds in Peru
Fecha
2012Registro en:
TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES, JENA, v. 3, n. 4, supl. 1, Part 3, pp. 254-256, AUG, 2012
1877-959X
10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.05.003
Autor
Ogrzewalska, Maria
Literak, Ivan
Cardenas-Callirgos, Jorge M.
Capek, Miroslav
Labruna, Marcelo B.
Institución
Resumen
Amazonian birds were caught and examined for the presence of ectoparasites in the Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve near Iquitos, Peru, from 13 to 16 August 2011. A total of 40 birds representing 16 species were examined. Two birds (5%) were infested with 2 larvae of Amblyomma varium Koch, 1844, and one nymph of A. calcaratum Neumann, 1899. The 2 larvae of A. varium were infected with Rickettsia bellii. This is the first report of R. bellii in A. varium and also the first record of this rickettsia in Peru. In addition, an immature A. calcaratum is reported from Peru for the first time. (c) 2012 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.