Ornithodoros capensissensu stricto (Ixodida: Argasidae) in Coiba National Park: first report for Panama, with notes on theO. capensisgroup in Panamanian shores and Costa Rica

Autor(es)

Munoz-Leal, Sebastian ^[1] ; Dominguez, Lillian ^[2] ; Armstrong, Brittany A. ^[3] ; Labruna, Marcelo B. ^[1] ; Bermudez, Sergio C. ^{[2, 4]}

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[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

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Experimental and Applied Acarology; v. 81, n. 3, p. 469-481, JUL 2020.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

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)

• Processo FAPESP: 18/02521-1 - Pesquisa de espiroquetas do grupo da febre recorrente (Spirochaetaceae: Borrelia) em carrapatos do gênero Ornithodoros (Acari: Argasidae) parasitas de humanos no Brasil
• Beneficiário: Sebastián Alejandro Munoz Leal
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado