Abstract Amblyomma scalpturatum is a tick species that is unique to South America. It is commonly associated with the Amazon biome and has been reported in some Brazilian states. This tick species exhibits host specificity: it parasitizes tapirs and suidae. Its role in transmitting pathogens to humans is...
Abstract 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 captured using the flannel drag technique. A to...
Brazilian Spotted Fever is an important tick-borne disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii and transmitted mainly by the human-biting tick Amblyomma sculptum. During an epidemiological surveillance in Pedro Leopoldo, an endemic area of Minas Gerais State, southeastern Brazil, ectoparasites were collected...
Cruz, Breno Cayeiro;
Gomes, Lucas Vinicius Costa;
Maciel, Willian Giquelin;
Felippelli, Gustavo;
Santos, Isabella Barbosa dos;
Cruvinel, Leonardo Bueno;
Couto, Luiz Fellipe Monteiro;
Bastos, Thiago Souza Azeredo;
Cavalcante, Alliny Souza de Assis;
Nicaretta, João Eduardo;
Soares, Vando Edésio;
Costa, Alvimar José da;
Lopes, Welber Daniel Zanetti.
Abstract This study involved two field trials with the aim of evaluating the efficacy of diflubenzuron, via mineral supplementation, against Haematobia irritans parasitizing cattle. Concomitantly with the main trial, a stall test was conducted to ascertain the effects of a different formulation with the...
Abstract Mammals captured in the Serra dos Órgãos National Park (PARNASO) and the Pedra Branca State Park (PBSP) between 2012 and 2015 were examined for the presence of ticks. In total, 140 mammals were examined, and 34 specimens were found to be parasitized by ticks. Didelphis aurita, Akodon montensi...
Abstract Although a group of soft ticks (Argasidae) associated with amphibians was recently discovered in Brazilian rainforests, parasitism by these ticks on cold-blooded animals remains less common than on mammal and bird species. In this study, we identified ticks that were collected from toads that h...
Abstract The cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus causes significant economic losses in agribusiness. Control of this tick is achieved mainly through the application of chemical acaricides, often resulting in contamination of animal food products and of the environment. Another major concern associated w...
Oliveira Filho, Jaires Gomes de;
Ferreira, Lorena Lopes;
Silva, Fernanda de Oliveira;
Menezes, Karolina Martins Ferreira;
Muniz, Elen Regozino;
Paula, Luiza Gabriella Ferreira de;
Sarria, André Lucio Franceschini;
Pickett, John Anthony;
Birkett, Michael Alexander;
Mascarin, Gabriel Moura;
Borges, Lígia Miranda Ferreira.
Abstract Beagles are less susceptible to Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato tick due to the production of the allomones benzaldehyde and 2-hexanone. Our previous published work showed that these compounds can reduce tick burden on susceptible dogs. Here we tested the hypothesis that an increase in repe...
Anaplasma phagocytophilum/genética,
Anaplasma phagocytophilum/aislamiento & purificación,
Anaplasmosis/epidemiología,
Anaplasmosis/microbiología,
Anaplasmosis/transmisión,
ADN Bacteriano/análisis,
Enfermedades de los Perros/parasitología,
México/epidemiología,
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa,
Rhipicephalus sanguineus/microbiología,
Rickettsia rickettsii/aislamiento & purificación,
Infestaciones por Garrapatas/parasitología,
Infestaciones por Garrapatas/veterinaria,
Enfermedades por Picaduras de Garrapatas/transmisión
Introducción: La borreliosis de Lyme no ha sido notificada oficialmente en Cuba pero existen sospechas clínico-epidemiológicas y evidencias serológicas sugestivas de la infección por Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, su agente causal. Objetivo: Describir aspectos clínicos y epidemiológicos de pacie...
