Molecular detection and characterisation of Babesia and Theileria in Australian hard ticks

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 471-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brooke Storey-Lewis ◽  
Ann Mitrovic ◽  
Brent McParland
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Detection ◽  
Hard Ticks

Molecular detection of bacterial and parasitic pathogens in hard ticks from Portugal

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Maia ◽  
Andreia Ferreira ◽  
Mónica Nunes ◽  
Maria Luísa Vieira ◽  
Lenea Campino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Detection ◽  
Hard Ticks ◽  
Parasitic Pathogens

Molecular detection of rickettsial agents of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from wild birds of Panama

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 622-632
Author(s):  
Sergio Bermúdez ◽  
Lillian Domínguez ◽  
Isis Ochoa ◽  
Jonathan Gonçalves Oliveira ◽  
Elba Regina Sampaio De Lemos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Detection ◽  
Wild Birds ◽  
Hard Ticks ◽  
Amblyomma Ovale ◽  
Amblyomma Ticks

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.

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