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First report of Ornithodoros peropteryx in Brazil, and the occurrence of Ornithodoros cavernicolous in the western Brazilian Amazon

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Author(s):
Munoz-Leal, Sebastian [1] ; Terassini, Flavio A. [2] ; Luz, Hermes R. [1] ; Fontana, Isabella [3] ; Camargo, Luis Marcelo A. [4, 5, 6, 7] ; Labruna, Marcelo B. [1]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Med Vet Prevent & Saude Anim, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, Av Prof Orlando Marques de Paiva 87, Cidade Univ, BR-05508270 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[2] Ctr Univ Sao Lucas, Dept Zool Parasitol, Rua Alexandre Guimaraes 1927, Rondonia, RO - Brazil
[3] Minist Agr Pecuaria & Abastecimento, Dept Saude Anim, Esplanada Minist, Bloco D, Anexo A, BR-70043900 Brasilia, DF - Brazil
[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Ciencias Biomed 5, Rondonia, RO - Brazil
[5] Ctr Univ Sao Lucas, Dept Med, Rua Alexandre Guimaraes 1927, Rondonia, RO - Brazil
[6] Ctr Pesquisa Med Trop SESAU, Porto Velho, RO - Brazil
[7] Inst Nacl Pesquisa & Tecnol Epidemiol Amazonia Oc, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 7
Document type: Journal article
Source: SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY; v. 23, n. 11, p. 2113-2121, NOV 2018.
Web of Science Citations: 4
Abstract

More than half of the Brazilian soft ticks (Argasidae) are represented by species associated with bats. Based on a morphological and molecular approach of free-living ticks collected inside two unexplored caves in Rondonia state, western Brazilian Amazon, we report the occurrence of Ornithodoros peropteryx for the first time in Brazil. Our findings also extend the distribution of Ornithodoros cavernicolous towards western Brazilian Amazon. Additionally, our collections include previously unknown male of O. peropteryx. In both species, partial 16S rRNA mitochondrial gene sequences showed >99% of identity when compared to available conspecific data from other localities. Although more data is necessary to make a general conclusion, high vagility of hosts could be favoring low genetic structure among these ectoparasites. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 18/02521-1 - Study on tick relapsing fever group spirochetes (Spirochaetaceae: Borrelia) on ticks of genus Ornithodoros (Acari: Argasidae) parasitizing humans in Brazil
Grantee:Sebastián Alejandro Munoz Leal
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral