Sloth's giant tick ( Amblyomma varium ) parasitizing free-ranging maned sloth ( Bradypus torquatus ) in the Atlantic Forest biome, Brazil.

Autor:	Bernardes FCS; Veterinarian, Laboratório de Biodiversidade e Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (UESC), Ilhéus, BA, Brazil., Martins TF; Veterinarian, DSc., Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.; Veterinarian, DSc., Departamento de Laboratórios Especializados, Superintendência de Controle de Endemias, Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil., Ferreira SS; Veterinarian, MSc., Instituto Tamanduá, Parnaíba, PI, Brazil.; Veterinarian, MSc., Fundação Norte Fluminense de Desenvolvimento Regional. Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil., Rosa BF; Biologist, MSc., Instituto Tamanduá, Parnaíba, PI, Brazil., Ruiz-Miranda CR; Ethologist, DSc., Laboratório de Ciências Ambientais, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense 'Darcy Ribeiro' (UENF). Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil., Giné GAF; Zootechnician, DSc., Laboratório de Biodiversidade e Saúde, UESC, Ilhéus, BA, Brazil., Soffiati FL; Veterinarian, Fundação Norte Fluminense de Desenvolvimento Regional. Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil., Miranda FR; Veterinarian, MSc., Instituto Tamanduá, Parnaíba, PI, Brazil.; Veterinarian, DSc., Laboratório de Biodiversidade e Saúde, UESC, Ilhéus, BA, Brazil.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Brazilian journal of veterinary medicine [Braz J Vet Med] 2022 Apr 12; Vol. 44, pp. e004021. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Apr 12 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI:	10.29374/2527-2179.bjvm004021
Abstrakt:	Amblyomma varium is a neotropical tick popularly known as the sloth's giant tick, during the adult stage is found almost exclusively on mammals of the Bradypodidae and Megalonychidae families of the superorder Xenarthra. The maned sloth ( Bradypus torquatus ) is the only sloth species in danger of extinction in Brazil. This species is arboreal and descends to the ground only to perform defecation behavior. This behavior can be the determining factor for infestation and infection by different parasitic agents, including A. varium . This study reported the occurrence of A. varium found parasitizing free-living maned sloths ( B. torquatus ) in the Atlantic Forest biome of Northeast and Southeast Brazil. A total of 36 individuals were evaluated and more than 50% of the individuals were parasitized by ticks of the species A. varium . This study confirmed the importance of B. torquatus as a host for adults and nymphs of A. varium and reported the variation in length of the spurs on coxa IV of A. varium males. Competing Interests: Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. FCSB, TFM, SSF, BFR, CRRM, GAFG, FLS, FRM - No conflict of interest. (Copyright Bernardes et al.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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