Babesia bigemina (smith and Kilbourne, 1893) detection in Amblyomma sculptum (Berlese, 1888) ticks in the Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil.

Autor: Dos Santos JC; The Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, - UFMS, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil; Tick Biology Laboratory, Embrapa Gado de Corte, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil., Garcia MV; Tick Biology Laboratory, Embrapa Gado de Corte, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil., Duarte PO; Tick Biology Laboratory, Embrapa Gado de Corte, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil., Oshiro LM; Tick Biology Laboratory, Embrapa Gado de Corte, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil., Martins FI; Municipal Department of Production and Environment -, Aquidauana, MS, Brazil., de Oliveira Souza Higa L; Tick Biology Laboratory, Embrapa Gado de Corte, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil., de Lima ÁA; The Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, - UFMS, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil; Institute of Biosciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso Sul - UFMS, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil., Andreotti R; The Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, - UFMS, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil; Tick Biology Laboratory, Embrapa Gado de Corte, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil. Electronic address: renato.andreotti@embrapa.br.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Parasitology international [Parasitol Int] 2024 Oct; Vol. 102, pp. 102912. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 07.
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2024.102912
Abstrakt: Ticks parasitize various hosts, including humans, and are known to transmit pathogens that can be harmful not only to animals but also to humans. To evaluate the possible presence of pathogens in ticks, we aimed to collect and identify tick fauna specimens in Lagoa Comprida Municipal Natural Park, an anthropogenic urban area located in Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. A total of 1216 ticks, of which 51.2% were Amblyomma sculptum, 1.2% were Amblyomma dubitatum, and 41% were Amblyomma spp. were collected. These results show that the prevalence of A. sculptum is significantly higher than that of A. dubitatum across all four seasons. Molecular analyses revealed positive samples for the genus Babesia, including the confirmation of Babesia bigemina in an A. sculptum specimen, marking the first record of this relationship. This unexpected finding demands greater attention and deeper analysis in the context of the epidemiology of tick-borne diseases.
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