Confirmation of the presence of Rickettsia felis infecting Ornithodoros puertoricensis in Mexico.
Didelphimorphia
ectoparasites
soft tick
spotted fever group
vector
Journal
Medical and veterinary entomology
ISSN: 1365-2915
Titre abrégé: Med Vet Entomol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8708682
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2023
06 2023
Historique:
received:
31
05
2022
accepted:
26
10
2022
medline:
18
5
2023
pubmed:
9
11
2022
entrez:
8
11
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Soft ticks are neglected competent vectors of a wide range of pathogenic microorganisms, among which bacteria of the genera Rickettsia and Borrelia stand out. In Mexico, previous studies have shown the presence of a member of the Ornithodoros talaje complex in the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae Kerr) from southeastern Mexico. However, its specific identification has not been achieved. Two D. virginiana were treated in a private clinic during the period of April-May 2022. Tick larvae were manually removed, DNA extraction was performed, and some genes from various bacterial and parasitic pathogens were amplified and sequenced. A total of 96 larvae were recovered, which were morphologically identified as Ornithodoros puertoricensis (Ixodida: Argasidae Fox); the 16 S sequences showed a similarity of 96.79%-99.51% with sequences of O. puertoricensis from Panama and Colombia. The presence of Rickettsia felis (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae Bouyer et al.) was detected in 15 specimens from one host. The soft tick O. puertoricensis is recorded for the first time as an ectoparasite of the Virginia opossum in America and represents the second report for this soft tick in Mexico since 1963. This represents the most northern record of this tick species in its geographic distribution and brings a new soft tick-Rickettsia association.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
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© 2022 Royal Entomological Society.
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