Chigger mites from Brazilian birds: morphological studies and investigation of the presence of pathogens

• Grant number: 17/01416-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: June 01, 2017
• End date: March 01, 2021
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine - Preventive Veterinary Medicine
• Agreement: Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
• Principal Investigator: Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti
• Grantee: Ricardo Bassini Silva
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 18/24667-8 - Catalogue of types of the family Trombiculidae sensu lato (Acari: Trombidiformes) deposited in the national Chigger collection of the USNM and use of LT-SEM technique for a better interpretation of the morphological characters, BE.EP.DR

Abstract

Brazil has 59 species of Trombiculidae parasitizing different animal groups. Of these, only 7 species were reported for birds, 1 of Apolonia, 1 of Blankaartia, 2 of Eutrombicula, 1 of Neoschoengastia and 2 of Parasecia. The larvae can cause deep and pruritic lesions at the site of the bite, in addition to intense skin reactions in the host, this dermatitis is popularly known as trombiculiasis. In recent years, reports of cases of trombiculiasis are increasing, and for Brazil there are reports for the north, northeast and midwest regions of the country. Besides that the chiggers have already been maked as vectors of pathogens. In the USA, public health departments were confronted with the need for cataloging and knowledge of the biology of these mites as potential vectors of Rickettsia spp. In Brazil, cases of Brazilian Macular Fever (FMB) diagnosed in São Paulo were associated with these mites because were found in the foci of the disease. However, its role in the epidemiology of pathogens has not been confirmed. Thus, the purpose of the present study is to know the current situation of the chigger mites of birds to Brazil, and to clarify the aspects of chiggers taxonomic complexity, as well as to provide information about the participation in the epidemiology of pathogens in localities of the country. Therefore chigger mites that are deposited in acarological collections will be examined and identified, concomitantly recent collected material will also be examined for possible identifications and these are being used in DNA extraction and investigation of the presence of pathogens. (AU)

Scientific publications

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DARCI MORAES BARROS-BATTESTI; RICARDO BASSINI-SILVA; FERNANDO DE CASTRO JACINAVICIUS; MARCOS ROGÉRIO ANDRÉ; RONALD OCHOA; RAPHAEL VIEIRA RAMOS; SILMARA MARQUES ALLEGRETTI. Novo registro de Cheyletiella parasitivorax (Mégnin, 1878) (Trombidiformes: Cheyletidae) para o Brasil, com uma chave ilustrada das espécies deste gênero. Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, v. 29, n. 2, 2020-05-18. (17/01416-7, 18/24667-8)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; HERNANDES, FABIO AKASHI; OCHOA, RONALD; BAUCHAN, GARY R.; DOWLING, ASHLEY P. G.; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES. Dermatitis in humans caused by Ornithonyssus bursa ( Berlese 1888) (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) and new records from Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, v. 28, n. 1, p. 134-139, JAN-MAR 2019. (17/01416-7)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; HUANG-BASTOS, MATHEUS; WELBOURN, CAL; OCHOA, RON; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO. A New Species of Elianella Vercammen-Grandjean (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) from the Insular Equatorial Guinea with a Key to the Species into this Genus. ACTA PARASITOLOGICA, MAR 2021. (18/24667-8, 19/19853-0, 17/01416-7)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; HUANG-BASTOS, MATHEUS; WELBOURN, CAL; OCHOA, RON; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO. Description of Goffacarus n. gen., to Reallocate the Species Euschoengastia latchmani Brennan and Yunker and Euschoengastia obscura Wrenn and Loomis (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae). ACTA PARASITOLOGICA, MAY 2021. (20/11755-6, 19/19853-0, 18/24667-8, 17/01416-7)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; HUANG-BASTOS, MATHEUS; TURCATEL, MAUREEN; WELBOURN, CAL; OCHOA, RON; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO. A NEW GENUS FOR EUSCHOENGASTIA CHISOSENSIS WRENN, BACCUS, AND LOOMIS, 1976 (TROMBIDIFORMES: TROMBICULIDAE). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, v. 123, n. 4, p. 10-pg., 2022-04-01. (19/19853-0, 18/24667-8, 20/11755-6, 17/01416-7)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; MUNOZ-LEAL, SEBASTIAN; MATURANO, RALPH; TAKATSU, JULIA CARVALHO; TOLESANO-PASCOLI, GRAZIELA VIRGINIA; ALQUEZAR, RENATA D.; LUGARINI, CAMILE; FERREIRA, ARIANE; MOREIRA-LIMA, LUCIANO; et al. Bacterial pathogens' screening in Brazilian chigger mites (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae), with the first report of 'Candidatus Rickettsia colombianensi'-like in avian-associated chiggers. Archives of Microbiology, v. 205, n. 1, p. 8-pg., 2023-01-01. (17/01416-7, 21/02295-4, 19/19853-0, 18/24667-8, 20/11755-6)

HUANG-BASTOS, MATHEUS; ARBEX, RAFAELA LUIZA; BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; WELBOURN, CAL; OCHOA, RON; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES. Synonymy of Quadraseta brennani Goff & Whitaker, 1984 with Quadraseta antillarum (Brennan, 1967) (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae). SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY, v. 27, n. 4, p. 10-pg., 2022-04-01. (17/01416-7, 19/19853-0, 21/01964-0, 18/24667-8, 20/11755-6, 20/12444-4)

BASSINI-SILVA, R.; ZAMPAULO, R. A.; WELBOURN, C.; OCHOA, R.; BRESCOVIT, A. D.; BARROS-BATTESTI, D. M.; JACINAVICIUS, F. C.. A new genus and two new species of chigger mites (Trombidiformes: Leeuwenhoekiidae) from Brazilian caves with notes about the genus Whartonia Ewing, 1944. Journal of Natural History, v. 56, n. 29-32, p. 17-pg., 2022-08-18. (19/19853-0, 18/24667-8, 20/11755-6, 17/01416-7)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; WELBOURN, CAL; HUANG-BASTOS, MATHEUS; OCHOA, RON; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES. Taxonomic notes on Neoschoengastia esorhina Brennan, 1971 (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae), a chigger species from Brazil. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY, v. 47, n. 2, FEB 2021. (17/01416-7, 19/19853-0, 18/24667-8)

JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; SOARES, JOAO FABIO; VIRGINIO, FLAVIA; WELBOURN, CAL; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES. Description of Leptus (Leptus) haitlingeri n. sp. (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae), parasitising horse flies (Diptera: Tabanidae), and a key to the larvae of Leptus spp. in Brazil. Systematic Parasitology, v. 96, n. 8, p. 723-734, NOV 2019. (17/01416-7)

RICARDO BASSINI-SILVA; FERNANDO DE CASTRO JACINAVICIUS; JOSIVANIA SOARES PEREIRA; KARIN WERTHER; GREG SHERWOOD SPICER; DARCI MORAES BARROS-BATTESTI. Parasitismo do ácaro nasal Sternostoma tracheacolum Lawrence, 1948 (Mesostigmata: Rhinonyssidae) em aves de cativeiro no Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, v. 28, n. 4, p. 754-759, 2019-07-29. (17/01416-7)

HUANG-BASTOS, MATHEUS; BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; ARBEX, RAFAELA LUIZA; WELBOURN, CAL; OCHOA, RON; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES. Contribution to the knowledge of Quadraseta pazca (Brennan and Jones, 1964) (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae), including new host-association and locality records. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY, v. 48, n. 4-5, p. 6-pg., 2022-06-17. (17/01416-7, 20/12444-4, 19/19853-0, 18/24667-8, 20/11755-6, 21/01964-0)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; SCOPEL, WANESSA; LIMA, ELISON F. B.; SILVA-NETO, ALBERTO MOREIRA; WENZEL FLECHTMANN, CARLOS HOLGER; WELBOURN, CAL; OCHOA, RONALD; BRESCOVIT, ANTONIO DOMINGOS; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO CASTRO. Charletonia rocciai Treat and Flechtmann, 1979 (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae): larval redescription and new records for Brazil. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY, v. N/A, p. 9-pg., 2022-06-27. (19/19853-0, 18/24667-8, 17/01416-7, 20/11755-6)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; HUANG-BASTOS, MATHEUS; OCONNOR, BARRY M.; KLIMOV, PAVEL; WELBOURN, CAL; OCHOA, RON; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO. A New Genus and Species of Chiggers (Trombidiformes: Leeuwenhoekiidae) From Peru. Journal of Medical Entomology, v. 58, n. 3, p. 1166-1170, MAY 2021. (17/01416-7, 18/24667-8)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; HUANG-BASTOS, MATHEUS; DE MELLO, ERICA MUNHOZ; OCONNOR, BARRY M.; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO. First Case Report of Mange in Molossus molossus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) Caused by Notoedres (Notoedres) yunkeri (Sarcoptiformes: Sarcoptidae) in Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Journal of Medical Entomology, v. 58, n. 3, p. 1439-1441, MAY 2021. (17/01416-7, 18/24667-8)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO. Reinstatement of Eutrombicula butantanensis (Fonseca, 1932) (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae). Systematic Parasitology, v. N/A, p. 6-pg., 2022-05-28. (19/19853-0, 18/24667-8, 17/01416-7, 20/11755-6)

ASHANI, M. L. S.; GUNATHILAKA, P. A. D. H. N.; PREMARATHNE, B. A. H. R.; CHANDRASENA, T. G. A. N.; JACINAVICIUS, F. C.; BASSINI-SILVA, R.. Annotated checklist of chigger mites (Trombidiformes: Leeuwenhoekiidae, Trombiculidae and Walchiidae) in Sri Lanka. VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY- REGIONAL STUDIES AND REPORTS, v. 34, p. 5-pg., 2022-09-01. (19/19853-0, 18/24667-8, 20/11755-6, 17/01416-7)

JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; WELBOURN, CAL; OCHOA, RONALD; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES. Synonymy of the genus Arisocerus Brennan, 1970 with the genus Herpetacarus Vercammen-Grandjean, 1960 (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae). SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY, v. 24, n. 7, p. 1138-1149, JUL 2019. (17/01416-7)

JACINAVICIUS, F. C.; BASSINI-SILVA, R.; MENDOZA-ROLDAN, J. A.; MUNOZ-LEAL, S.; HINGST-ZAHER, E.; OCHOA, R.; BAUCHAN, G. R.; BARROS-BATTESTI, D. M.. A contribution to the knowledge of Quadraseta brasiliensis Goff and Gettinger, 1989 (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae), with description of the deutonymph instar. ACAROLOGIA, v. 58, n. 2, p. 442-456, 2018. (17/01416-7)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; HUANG-BASTOS, MATHEUS; MORAIS, DRAUSIO HONORIO; ALCANTARA, EDNA PAULINO; AVILA, ROBSON WALDEMAR; WELBOURN, CAL; OCHOA, RON; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO. A new species of Hannemania Oudemans, 1911 (Trombidiformes: Leeuwenhoekiidae) from Brazil. Journal of Natural History, v. 55, n. 19-20, p. 1277-1287, MAY 19 2021. (20/11755-6, 18/24667-8, 17/01416-7, 19/19853-0)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; JACINAVICIUS, FERNADO DE CASTRO; MUNOZ-LEAL, SEBASTIAN; MATURANO, RALPH; WELBOURN, W. CALVIN; OCHOA, RONALD; BAUCHAN, GARY R.; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI M.. A new species of the genus Eutrombicula Ewing, 1938 (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) and new records for the species Eutrombicula batatas (Linnaeus, 1758) in Brazil. ACAROLOGIA, v. 58, n. 4, p. 976-986, 2018. (17/01416-7)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; HUANG-BASTOS, MATHEUS; WELBOURN, CAL; OCHOA, RON; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO. New Species of Elianella Vercammen-Grandjean (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) from the Insular Equatorial Guinea with a Key to the Species into this Genu. ACTA PARASITOLOGICA, v. 66, n. 3, p. 997-1002, SEP 2021. (19/19853-0, 18/24667-8, 17/01416-7)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; HUANG-BASTOS, MATHEUS; WELBOURN, CAL; OCHOA, RON; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO. New Genus of Chiggers (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) from Bats in Jamaic. ACTA PARASITOLOGICA, v. 66, n. 3, p. 837-843, SEP 2021. (18/24667-8, 17/01416-7)

GARCIA-OCHAETA, JOSE FRANCISCO; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES; OCHOA, RONALD; BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO. A case of co-parasitism ofSarcoptes scabiei(Linnaeus, 1758) (Sarcoptiformes: Sarcoptidae) andCheyletiella parasitivorax(Megnin, 1878) (Trombidiformes: Cheyletidae) in a European rabbit in Guatemala. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY, v. 46, n. 6, p. 474-476, AUG 17 2020. (17/01416-7, 18/02521-1)

HUANG-BASTOS, MATHEUS; BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; ROLIM, LUNA SCARPARI; OCONNOR, BARRY; OCHOA, RONALD; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO. Otodectes cynotis (Sarcoptiformes: Psoroptidae): New Records on Wild Carnivores in Brazil With a Case Report. Journal of Medical Entomology, v. 57, n. 4, p. 1090-1095, JUL 2020. (18/24667-8, 17/01416-7)

JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; HUANG-BASTOS, MATHEUS; HORTA, MAURICIO CLAUDIO; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES. New Species of Chiggers (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae) From the Conservation Unit Parque Nacional da Serra das Confusoes, Brazil. Journal of Medical Entomology, v. 58, n. 1, p. 286-297, JAN 2021. (18/24667-8, 17/01416-7)

DE LA TORRE SANTANA, PEDRO E.; BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; DOWLING, A. P. G.; ARMAS, LUIS F.. First record of Pellonyssus gorgasi Yunker & Radovsky, 1966 (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) in Cuba and a new host association. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY, v. 48, n. 2, p. 3-pg., 2022-02-03. (17/01416-7, 18/24667-8, 20/11755-6)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; HUANG-BASTOS, MATHEUS; WELBOURN, CAL; OCHOA, RON; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO. Description of Goffacarus n. gen., to Reallocate the Species Euschoengastia latchmani Brennan and Yunker and Euschoengastia obscura Wrenn and Loomis (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae). ACTA PARASITOLOGICA, v. 66, n. 4, p. 1448-1457, DEC 2021. (20/11755-6, 17/01416-7, 18/24667-8, 19/19853-0)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; ACUNA, FRANCISCO; WELBOURN, CAL; OCHOA, RON; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO. Eutrombicula cochinocaensis n. sp.: a chigger (Trombidiformes: trombiculidae) parasite of camelids (Cetartiodactyla: camelidae) in Argentina. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY, v. 49, n. 1, p. 6-pg., 2023-03-05. (18/24667-8, 19/19853-0, 17/01416-7, 20/11755-6)

PERLES, LIVIA; BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO CASTRO; BARRETO, WANESSA TEIXEIRA GOMES; DE MACEDO, GABRIEL CARVALHO; MARTINS, FILIPE SANTOS; HERRERA, HEITOR MIRAGLIA; MACHADO, ROSANGELA ZACARIAS; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES; ANDRE, MARCOS ROGERIO. Contribution to the knowledge of Neotrichodectes (Nasuicola) pallidus (Piaget, 1880) (Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae). VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY- REGIONAL STUDIES AND REPORTS, v. 41, p. 6-pg., 2023-06-01. (19/19853-0, 17/01416-7, 20/12037-0, 20/11755-6, 18/24667-8, 19/15150-4)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; LOURENCO, ELIZABETE CAPTIVO; WELBOURN, CAL; OCHOA, RONALD; FAMADAS, KATIA MARIA; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES. Synonymy of Hooperella spinirostra (Vercammen-Grandjean, 1967) with Hooperella vesperuginis (Brennan and Jones, 1960): redescription based on the types, new locality and host records from Brazil. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY, v. N/A, p. 7-pg., 2023-09-14. (18/24667-8, 19/19853-0, 17/01416-7, 20/11755-6)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; MATURANO, RALPH; MUNOZ-LEAL, SEBASTIAN; OCHOA, RONALD; BAUCHAN, GARY; LABRUNA, MARCELO BAHIA; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES. Blankaartia sinnamaryi (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) parasitizing birds in southeastern Brazil, with notes on Rickettsia detection. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA, v. 27, n. 3, p. 9-pg., 2018-07-01. (17/01416-7)

DARCI MORAES BARROS-BATTESTI; MARCOS ROGÉRIO ANDRÉ; ESTEVAM GUILHERME LUX HOPPE; GUSTAVO SERON SANCHES; RICARDO BASSINI-SILVA; ANA CLAÚDIA CALCHI; LÍVIA OLIVEIRA ANDRADE; PATRÍCIA PARREIRA PERIN; THIAGO FERNANDES MARTINS; ANA CAROLINA CASTRO-SANTIAGO; et al. Interessantes registros dos carrapatos Ornithodoros rostratus e Amblyomma sculptum parasitando Pteronura brasiliensis na região centro-oeste do Brasil, com informações sobre a investigação de patógenos. Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, v. 33, n. 1, 2023-12-22. (21/06758-9, 20/05987-1, 17/01416-7, 19/03167-0, 20/11755-6, 19/19853-0, 20/07826-5, 18/24667-8)

JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; MUNOZ-LEAL, SEBASTIAN; WELBOURN, CAL; OCHOA, RONALD; LABRUNA, MARCELO BAHIA; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES. Molecular detection of Rickettsia genus in chigger mites (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) collected on small mammals in southeastern brazilian. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA, v. 28, n. 4, p. 6-pg., 2019-10-01. (17/01416-7)

RICARDO BASSINI-SILVA; FERNANDO DE CASTRO JACINAVICIUS; MATHEUS HUANG-BASTOS; AKSA INGRID VIEIRA BATISTA; NATHÁLIA CAROLINE SOUZA DA SILVA; THIAGO FERREIRA LOPES NERY; JOSIVANIA SOARES PEREIRA; CAL WELBOURN; RON OCHOA; DARCI MORAES BARROS-BATTESTI. Primeiro registro de Blankaartia sinnamaryi (Floch & Fauran, 1956) (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) parasitando uma coruja-listrada no Nordeste do Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, v. 30, n. 3, 2021-05-24. (17/01416-7, 18/24667-8, 19/19853-0)

RICARDO BASSINI-SILVA; FERNANDO DE CASTRO JACINAVICIUS; FABIO AKASHI HERNANDES; RONALD OCHOA; GARY R. BAUCHAN; ASHLEY P. G. DOWLING; DARCI MORAES BARROS-BATTESTI. Dermatite em humanos causada por Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese 1888) (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) e novos registros para o Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, v. 28, n. 1, p. 134-139, 2019-02-14. (17/01416-7)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; HUANG-BASTOS, MATHEUS; WELBOURN, CAL; OCHOA, RON; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO. A New Genus of Chiggers (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) from Bats in Jamaica. ACTA PARASITOLOGICA, FEB 2021. (18/24667-8, 17/01416-7)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; MATURANO, RALPH; MUNOZ-LEAL, SEBASTIAN; OCHOA, RONALD; BAUCHAN, GARY; LABRUNA, MARCELO BAHIA; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES. Blankaartia sinnamaryi (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) parasitizing birds in southeastern Brazil, with notes on Rickettsia detection. Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, v. 27, n. 3, p. 354-362, JUL-SEP 2018. (17/01416-7)

JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; MENDOZA-ROLDAN, JAIRO ALFONSO; PEPATO, ALMIR ROGERIO; OCHOA, RONALD; WELBOURN, CAL; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES. A checklist of chiggers from Brazil, including new records (Acari: Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae). ZOOKEYS, n. 743, p. 1-41, MAR 14 2018. (17/01416-7)

DE OLIVEIRA, GLAUBER MENESES BARBOZA; BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; HUANG-BASTOS, MATHEUS; PEREIRA, JOSIVANIA SOARES; SPONCHIADO, JONAS; GUIMARAES, MAIRA FREITAS; DOWLING, ASHLEY P. G.; LABRUNA, MARCELO BAHIA; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; et al. Contribution about the knowledge ofLepronyssoides pereirai(Fonseca, 1935) (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae): hosts and distribution. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY, v. 46, n. 5, p. 377-379, JUL 3 2020. (17/01416-7, 18/24667-8)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; BOUZAN, RODRIGO SALVADOR; INIESTA, LUIZ FELIPE M.; CAMPOS-DE-OLIVEIRA, ELIANE; WELBOURN, CAL; SUNDIC, MILOJE; OCHOA, RONALD; BRESCOVIT, ANTONIO DOMINGOS; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES. A new species of Leptus (Leptus) (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae) and new records of Leptus (Leptus) haitlingeri Jacinavicius, Bassini-Silva & Welbourn, 2019 for Brazil. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY, v. 46, n. 4, p. 213-221, MAY 18 2020. (18/24667-8, 16/24248-0, 17/01416-7, 18/00103-8)

JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; HUANG-BASTOS, MATHEUS; WELBOURN, CAL; OCHOA, RON; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES; BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO. Contribution to the Taxonomy and Host-Relations of the Genus Serratacarus (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae). Journal of Medical Entomology, v. 58, n. 4, p. 1717-1724, JUL 2021. (18/24667-8, 19/19853-0, 17/01416-7)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; PINTER, ADRIANO; FOURNIERI, GISLENE F. S. R.; LUGARINI, CAMILE; FERREIRA, ARIANE; MOREIRA-LIMA, LUCIANO; HINGST-ZAHER, ERIKA; WELBOURN, CAL; OCHOA, RONALD; et al. Eutrombicula tinami (Oudemans, 1910) (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) in Brazil: a neglected ectoparasite of several animals including humans. ACAROLOGIA, v. 59, n. 4, p. 412-423, 2019. (17/01416-7)

TORTORIELLO BARBOSA SAMPAIO, RAFAELLA; BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; REIS, NAYANA MARIA DE OLIVEIRA; WELBOURN, CAL; OCHOA, RONALD; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO. Eutrombicula daemoni Bassini-Silva and Jacinavicius, 2018 (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) parasitizing a dog in Brazil. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY, v. 46, n. 2, JAN 2020. (17/01416-7, 18/24667-8)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; JOPPERT, ADRIANA M.; DOWLING, ASHLEY P. G.; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES. New host association and locality record for Pellonyssus gorgasi Yunker and Radovsky, 1966 (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) in the state of SAo Paulo, Brazil. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY, v. 45, n. 4, p. 235-237, MAY 19 2019. (17/01416-7)

JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; BARBOZA DE OLIVEIRA, GLAUBER MENESES; HORTA, MAURICIO CLAUDIO; WELBOURN, CAL; OCHOA, RON; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES. Description of Pseudoschoengastia petrolinensis n. sp. (TROMBIDIFORMES: TROMBICULIDAE), and new records of chiggers from northeastern Brazil. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY, v. 45, n. 4, APR 2019. (17/01416-7)

COUSANDIER, G.; BASSINI-SILVA, R.; HUANG-BASTOS, M.; BARROS-BATTESTI, D. M.; JACINAVICIUS, F. C.; DE CASTRO, L. L. DIAS. First record of Eutrombicula tinami (Oudemans, 1910) (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) parasitizing a cat in Brazil. Parasitology Research, v. 120, n. 1, NOV 2020. (17/01416-7, 18/24667-8)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; HUANG-BASTOS, MATHEUS; VIEIRA BATISTA, AKSA INGRID; SOUZA DA SILVA, NATHALIA CAROLINE; LOPES NERY, THIAGO FERREIRA; PEREIRA, JOSIVANIA SOARES; WELBOURN, CAL; OCHOA, RON; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES. First record of Blankaartia sinnamaryi (Floch & Fauran, 1956) (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) parasitizing the striped owl in Northeastern Brazil. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA, v. 30, n. 3, 2021. (19/19853-0, 17/01416-7, 18/24667-8)

BASSINI-SILVA, R.; TAKATSU, J. C.; PEINADO, L. C.; FAXINA, C.; MOREIRA-LIMA, L.; FISCHER, E.; HINGST-ZAHER, E.; SANTOS, J. C.; MORAES, G. J.; DOWLING, A. P. G.; et al. Mites (Mesostigmata: Melicharidae) associated with hummingbirds (Aves: Trochilidae) in Brazil. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY, v. 47, n. 8, OCT 2021. (21/02295-4, 20/11755-6, 19/19853-0, 18/24667-8, 17/01416-7)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; OLIVEIRA, MARIANA; PEINADO, LAURA CONTRERAS; FAXINA, CLAUDENICE; MOREIRA-LIMA, LUCIANO; WELBOURN, CAL; OCHOA, RONALD; FISCHER, ERICH; HINGST-ZAHER, ERIKA; et al. A Revision of Parasecia (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) With a Description of a New Species, a New Genus and a Key to Species. Journal of Medical Entomology, v. 58, n. 1, p. 146-181, JAN 2021. (18/24667-8, 17/01416-7)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; HUANG-BASTOS, MATHEUS; WELBOURN, CAL; OCHOA, RON; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO. Redescription of Brennanacarus annereauxi (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) With New Records for Uruguay. Journal of Medical Entomology, v. 58, n. 1, p. 261-266, JAN 2021. (17/01416-7, 18/24667-8)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; MUNOZ-LEAL, SEBASTIAN; TERASSINI, FLAVIO A.; BARBOZA DE OLIVEIRA, GLAUBER MENESES; WELBOURN, CAL; SUNDIC, MILOJE; LABRUNA, MARCELO BAHIA; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES. Leptus (Leptus) simonettae Haitlinger, 2000 (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae) parasitizing a soft tick (Ixodida: Argasidae) in Brazil. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY, v. 45, n. 6-7, p. 409-412, OCT 3 2019. (17/01416-7, 18/02521-1)

FERNANDO DE CASTRO JACINAVICIUS; RICARDO BASSINI-SILVA; SEBASTIÁN MUÑOZ-LEAL; CAL WELBOURN; RONALD OCHOA; MARCELO BAHIA LABRUNA; DARCI MORAES BARROS-BATTESTI. Detecção molecular do gênero Rickettsia em ácaros trombiculídeos (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) coletados em pequenos mamíferos do sudeste brasileiro. Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, v. 28, n. 4, p. 563-568, 2019-09-30. (17/01416-7)

DE GIOSA, MARCELLO; BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; DE LILLO, ENRICO; MCDONALD, ERIC M.; OCHOA, RONALD. Italian Acarine species intercepted in the United States. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY, v. 47, n. 8, NOV 2021. (18/24667-8, 20/11755-6, 17/01416-7)

RICARDO BASSINI-SILVA; FERNANDO DE CASTRO JACINAVICIUS; ANA CAROLINA CASTRO-SANTIAGO; ASHLEY P.G. DOWLING; MARCOS ROGERIO ANDRÉ; PEDRO M. LINARDI; DARCI MORAES BARROS-BATTESTI. Occurrence of the mite Acanthonyssus proechimys (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) on a spiny rat in Brazil. Acta Amazonica, v. 52, n. 4, p. 328-330, 2022-12-05. (18/24667-8, 20/11755-6, 17/01416-7, 19/19853-0)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; HUANG-BASTOS, MATHEUS; OCONNOR, BARRY M.; KLIMOV, PAVEL; WELBOURN, CAL; OCHOA, RON; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO. A new species of Boshkerria and redescription of B. punctata (Boshell and Kerr) (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY, v. 47, n. 4, p. 308-316, MAY 19 2021. (19/19853-0, 18/24667-8, 17/01416-7)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; HUANG-BASTOS, M.; WELBOURN, C.; OCHOA, R.; BARROS-BATTESTI, D. M.; JACINAVICIUS, F. C.. Batmanacarus robini, n. gen., n. sp. (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) collected parasitizing a ghost-faced bat (Chiroptera: Mormoopidae) from a cave in Trinidad and Tobago. Systematic Parasitology, v. 98, n. 3, MAR 2021. (17/01416-7, 19/19853-0, 18/24667-8)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; HUANG-BASTOS, MATHEUS; DOWLING, ASHLEY P. G.; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES. A Checklist of Macronyssid Species (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) From Brazil. Journal of Medical Entomology, v. 58, n. 2, p. 625-633, MAR 2021. (18/24667-8, 17/01416-7)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; CASTRO-SANTIAGO, ANA CAROLINA; CALCHI, ANA CLAUDIA; PERLES, LIVIA; TAKATSU, JULIA CARVALHO; ALENCAR, ISABEL D. C. C.; OCHOA, RONALD; DOWLING, ASHLEY P. G.; WERTHER, KARIN; ANDRE, MARCOS ROGERIO; et al. Sleeping with the enemy: case reports of Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese, 1888) (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) causing human dermatitis in Brazil. Parasitology Research, v. 121, n. 9, p. 9-pg., 2022-07-08. (21/06758-9, 18/24667-8, 19/15150-4, 21/02295-4, 20/07826-5, 20/11755-6, 19/19853-0, 17/01416-7)

BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES; BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; ANDRE, MARCOS ROGERIO; OCHOA, RONALD; RAMOS, RAPHAEL VIEIRA; ALLEGRETTI, SILMARA MARQUES. New record of Cheyletiella parasitivorax (Megnin, 1878) (Trombidiformes: Cheyletidae) from Brazil with an illustrated key to species for the genus. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA, v. 29, n. 2, p. 9-pg., 2020-01-01. (18/24667-8, 17/01416-7)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; WELBOURN, CAL; OCHOA, RON; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES. Synonymy of the genus Delmohius Brennan and Goff, 1978 with Carebareia Goff and Brennan, 1977 (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae). SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY, v. 25, n. 7, p. 9-pg., 2020-07-01. (18/24667-8, 17/01416-7)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; PEREIRA, JOSIVANIA SOARES; WERTHER, KARIN; SPICER, GREG SHERWOOD; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES. Parasitism of the nasal mite Sternostoma tracheacolum Lawrence, 1948 (Mesostigmata: Rhinonyssidae ) in captive birds in Brazil. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA, v. 28, n. 4, p. 6-pg., 2019-10-01. (17/01416-7)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; HERNANDES, FABIO AKASHI; OCHOA, RONALD; BAUCHAN, GARY R.; DOWLING, ASHLEY P. G.; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES. Dermatitis in humans caused by Ornithonyssus bursa ( Berlese 1888) (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) and new records from Brazil. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA, v. 28, n. 1, p. 6-pg., 2019-01-01. (17/01416-7)

JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; MENDOZA-ROLDAN, JAIRO ALFONSO; PEPATO, ALMIR ROGERIO; OCHOA, RONALD; WELBOURN, CAL; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES. A checklist of chiggers from Brazil, including new records (Acari: Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae). ZOOKEYS, v. N/A, n. 743, p. 41-pg., 2018-03-14. (17/01416-7)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

SILVA, Ricardo Bassini. Chigger mites of Brazilian birds: morphological studies and investigation of the presence of associated pathogens. 2021. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ/SBD) São Paulo.