Rickettsial infections in ticks from reptiles, birds and humans in Honduras
Language English Country Netherlands Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
26159797
DOI
10.1016/j.ttbdis.2015.06.009
PII: S1877-959X(15)00116-8
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- Amblyomma, Birds, Honduras, Reptiles, Rickettsia, Ticks,
- MeSH
- Tick Infestations epidemiology microbiology parasitology veterinary MeSH
- Host-Pathogen Interactions MeSH
- Lizards parasitology MeSH
- Ticks microbiology MeSH
- Larva MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Molecular Sequence Data MeSH
- Bird Diseases parasitology MeSH
- Nymph microbiology MeSH
- Birds MeSH
- Rickettsia isolation & purification MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Honduras epidemiology MeSH
Ticks were collected from captive reptiles, wild birds, and incidentally from humans at two locations in Honduras and part of these were tested for the presence of Rickettsia using polymerase chain reaction. The following species of ticks were found: Amblyomma dissimile on Iguanidae reptiles, Amblyomma longirostre and Amblyomma nodosum on birds, and Amblyomma mixtum (Amblyomma cajennense complex) on humans. A. dissimile was infected with Rickettsia sp. strain Colombianensi. Both A. longirostre and A. mixtum were infected with Candidatus 'Rickettsia amblyommii'. This study provides the first report of rickettsial infections in ticks from reptiles, birds and humans in Honduras. New host - Amblyomma tick associations are documented.
Bay Islands Foundation Iguana Station Utila Islas de la Bahía Honduras
Laboratory of Hantaviruses and Rickettsioses Instituto Oswaldo Cruz FIOCRUZ Rio de Janeiro RJ Brazil
References provided by Crossref.org
Zoonotic Parasites of Reptiles: A Crawling Threat
GENBANK
KP835791, KP835792, KP835793, KP835794, KP835795, KP835796
