Bruno Tolentino Caixeta, Graziela Virginia Tolesano-Pascoli, Flávia Lúcio Mundim, Jamile de Oliveira Pascoal, Vinícius da Silva Rodrigues, Maria Marlene Martins, Vanessa do Nascimento Ramos, Khelma Torga, Lourenço Faria Costa, Vinícius Campos Miranda, Luisa Rodrigues Benfatti, Leticia Maria Silva, Jean Ezequiel Limongi, Matias Pablo Juan Szabó, Jonny Yokosawa
Ticks are hematophagous arthropods and, during feeding, may transmit pathogens to vertebrate hosts, including humans. This study aimed to investigate the presence of Rickettsia spp. in ticks collected between 2010 and 2013 from free-ranging capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) and opossums (Didelphis albiventris) that inhabit Sabiá Park in Uberlândia, Brazil. Overall, 1,860 ticks were collected: 1,272 (68.4%) from capybaras (487 of the species Amblyomma sculptum, 475 adults and 12 nymphs; 778 Amblyomma dubitatum, 727 adults and 51 nymphs; and seven larva clusters of the genus Amblyomma); and 588 (31...
February 15, 2024: Experimental & Applied Acarology