Didelphis spp. opossums and their parasites in the Americas: A One Health perspective

MA Bezerra-Santos, RAN Ramos, AK Campos… - Parasitology …, 2021 - Springer
Medium sized opossums (Didelphis spp.) are among the most fascinating mammals of the
Americas, playing important ecological roles (eg, dispersal of seeds and control of insect …

Epidemiology of capybara-associated Brazilian spotted fever

HR Luz, FB Costa, HR Benatti, VN Ramos… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Brazilian spotted fever (BSF), caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii, has
been associated with the transmission by the tick Amblyomma sculptum, and one of its main …

Unraveling the epidemiological relationship between ticks and rickettsial infection in Africa

TGE Onyiche, MB Labruna, TB Saito - Frontiers in Tropical Diseases, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Tick-borne rickettsioses are emerging and re-emerging diseases of public health concern
caused by over 30 species of Rickettsia. Ticks are obligate hematophagous arthropods with …

Rickettsia rickettsii (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) Infecting Amblyomma sculptum (Acari: Ixodidae) Ticks and Capybaras in a Brazilian Spotted Fever-Endemic Area …

FB Costa, M Gerardi, LC Binder… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii is the agent of Brazilian spotted fever (BSF), a highly fatal
disease that is transmitted in Brazil mainly by the tick Amblyomma sculptum Berlese, which …

Habitat selection in natural and human-modified landscapes by capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), an important host for Amblyomma sculptum ticks

TC Dias, JA Stabach, Q Huang, MB Labruna… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Human activities are changing landscape structure and function globally, affecting wildlife
space use, and ultimately increasing human-wildlife conflicts and zoonotic disease spread …

Molecular detection of vector-borne agents in ectoparasites and reptiles from Brazil

JA Mendoza-Roldan, SR Ribeiro… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2021 - Elsevier
Trombidiformes and Mesostigmata mites, as well as Ixodida ticks, infest ectothermic
tetrapods worldwide, potentially acting as vectors of bacteria, viruses and protozoa. The …

[BOOK][B] Semi-aquatic mammals: ecology and biology

GA Hood - 2020 - books.google.com
A groundbreaking review of the seldom-studied semi-aquatic freshwater mammals, covering
biology, behavior, and conservation. Semi-aquatic mammals are some of the rarest and …

Molecular detection of Babesia spp. and Rickettsia spp. in coatis (Nasua nasua) and associated ticks from midwestern Brazil

L Perles, WTG Barreto, GC de Macedo, AC Calchi… - Parasitology …, 2023 - Springer
Procyonids are reservoirs of many zoonotic infectious diseases, including tick-borne
pathogens. The role of coatis (Nasua nasua) in the epidemiology of piroplasmids and …

Diversity of Rickettsia in ticks collected from wild animals in Panama

S Bermúdez, J Martínez-Mandiche… - Ticks and Tick-borne …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents new data about Rickettsia species detected in ticks collected from wild
animals, using 16S rRNA, gltA and ompA. Rickettsia DNA was found in 66 of 101 ticks …

Comparative Susceptibility of Different Populations of Amblyomma sculptum to Rickettsia rickettsii

M Gerardi, A Ramírez-Hernández, LC Binder… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii is the etiological agent of Brazilian spotted fever (BSF),
which is transmitted in Brazil mainly by the tick Amblyomma sculptum. Herein, larvae and …