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| Author(s): |
Munoz-Leal, Sebastian
[1]
;
Dominguez, Lillian
[2]
;
Armstrong, Brittany A.
[3]
;
Labruna, Marcelo B.
[1]
;
Bermudez, Sergio C.
[2, 4]
Total Authors: 5
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, Dept Med Vet Prevent & Saude Anim, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Gorgas Mem Inst Hlth Studies, Med Entomol Dept, Panama City - Panama
[3] Baylor Coll Med, Dept Mol Virol & Microbiol, Houston, TX 77030 - USA
[4] Coiba AIP, Coiba Sci Stn, Panama City - Panama
Total Affiliations: 4
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Experimental and Applied Acarology; v. 81, n. 3, p. 469-481, JUL 2020. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
Ornithodoros capensissensu lato (s.l.) is a morphologically similar group of soft ticks that parasitizes mostly seabirds in continental and offshore territories worldwide.Ornithodoros capensissensu stricto (s.s.) has been previously recorded in many islands and coastal localities along the American continent; however, some records from Central America remain obscure. In this work we performed morphological and molecular analyses on soft ticks collected in Coiba National Park, an archipelago located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Panama, confirming the occurrence ofO. capensiss.s. in this country for the first time. In addition, a morphological examination of museum specimens collected in Costa Rica, and a further locality in Panama, confirmed thatO. capensiss.l. is established in the former country, and that its distribution along Panamanian shores is likely larger. (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 |