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uman parasitism by the exotic tick Dermacentor variabilis (Parasitiformes: Ixodida) in Brazil: report of an imported cas

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Author(s):
Martins, Thiago Fernandes [1, 2] ; Pinter, Adriano [2]
Total Authors: 2
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, Dept Med Vet Prevent & Saude Anim, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[2] Secretaria Estado Saude Sao Paulo, Dept Labs Especializados, Superintendencia Controle Endemias, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA; v. 31, n. 1 2022.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

In June 2012, a tick was found parasitizing a man in the city of Sao Paulo, who had recently returned from a visit to Pennsylvania, in the northeast of the United States. The tick was removed and sent to the Sao Paulo State Department of Health, where it was identified as a male of the species Dermacentor variabilis (Say, 1821), according to the literature and taxonomic keys. The tick was subjected to a PCR test to search for rickettsiae, but the result was negative. The fact that a human entered Brazilian territory unaware that he was parasitized by a hard tick not belonging to the national tick fauna is significant because of the possibility that an exotic species could be introduced and take hold in this country. Another major risk to public health is that this arthropod could be infected with the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii, as this ectoparasite is the main vector of Spotted Fever on the East Coast of North America. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 20/05987-1 - Dichotomic and pictorial taxonomic key for larvae of the genus Amblyomma (Parasitiformes: Ixodidae) that occur in Brazil, using optical and scanning electron microscopy for description and morphological redescription of the larval stage
Grantee:Thiago Fernandes Martins
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Young Researchers
FAPESP's process: 19/03167-0 - Dichotomic and pictorial taxonomic key for larvae of the genus Amblyomma (Parasitiformes: Ixodidae) that occur in Brazil, using optical and scanning electron microscopy for description and morphological redescription of the larval stage
Grantee:Thiago Fernandes Martins
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants