Molecular screening of Amblyomma species (Acari: Ixodidae) imported from African countries to Egypt, with the first report of Amblyomma latum from the ball python, Python regius (Squamata: Pythonidae).

Autor: Abouelhassan EM; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt., Kamel MS; Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt., Chitimia-Dobler L; Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Neuherbergstrasse 11, Munich, Germany., Bakkes DK; Gertrud Theiler Tick Museum - EPV, Onderstepoort Veterinary Research, Agricultural Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa., Okely M; Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo, 11566, Egypt. mohamedokely@sci.asu.edu.eg.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Experimental & applied acarology [Exp Appl Acarol] 2023 Sep; Vol. 91 (1), pp. 123-132. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 08.
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-023-00829-9
Abstrakt: Amblyomma species are non-endemic ticks in Egypt, which have been recorded from imported animals. This study was carried out in 2022 to monitor Amblyomma spp. from dromedary camels, cattle, and snakes in Egypt. During this study, 400 camels, 200 cattle, and two snakes (Pythonidae) were inspected for tick infestation. Collected specimens were identified based on morphological characters and confirmed by phylogenetic analysis of the 12S rRNA gene. Camels were infested by adult specimens of Amblyomma variegatum and Amblyomma lepidum, but no Amblyomma spp. were collected from cattle. Amblyomma variegatum showed high genetic similarity to other A. variegatum from Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé (> 99.99%), and A. lepidum showed high genetic similarity to other A. lepidum from Israel and Sudan (99.99%). Amblyomma latum is recorded in Egypt from the ball python snake for the first time and showed high genetic similarity with South African A. latum (99.87%).
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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