First documentation of a jaguar (Panthera onca) with otitis caused by Otobius megnini (Dugés 1883).

IF 1.8 3区农林科学 Q2 VETERINARY SCIENCES

Veterinary Research Communications Pub Date : 2025-01-03 DOI:10.1007/s11259-024-10624-5

Roger Iván Rodríguez-Vivas, Nelly Yamel Correa-Medina, Gabriela Janett Flota-Burgos

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Abstract

Otobius megnini (spinose ear tick) is a cosmopolitan soft tick that parasitizes domestic and wild mammals, as well as humans. The larval and nymphal stages are common parasites that feed on blood inside the canal ears of hosts, while adults are nonfeeding and live off the host. Different nymphal stages of O. megnini were collected from a jaguar (Panthera onca) suffering from otitis in captive conditions from Guerrero, Mexico. This is the first documentation worldwide of O. megnini in a jaguar with otitis. The presence of this tick species represents a risk of transmission to animals and humans exposed to the nymphal stages of the tick.

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第一个关于美洲虎（Panthera onca）的中耳炎的记录是由megnini （dugsamus 1883）引起的。

耳蜱是一种世界性的软蜱，寄生在家养和野生哺乳动物以及人类身上。幼虫和若虫阶段是常见的寄生虫，以宿主耳道内的血液为食，而成虫则不进食，以宿主为食。在墨西哥格雷罗圈养条件下，从患有中耳炎的美洲虎（Panthera onca）身上采集了不同阶段的O. megnini。这是世界上第一次在患有中耳炎的美洲虎身上发现O. megnini。这种蜱虫的存在有可能传播给接触蜱虫若虫阶段的动物和人类。

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Veterinary Research Communications 农林科学-兽医学

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2.50

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173

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3 months

期刊介绍： Veterinary Research Communications publishes fully refereed research articles and topical reviews on all aspects of the veterinary sciences. Interdisciplinary articles are particularly encouraged, as are well argued reviews, even if they are somewhat controversial. The journal is an appropriate medium in which to publish new methods, newly described diseases and new pathological findings, as these are applied to animals. The material should be of international rather than local interest. As it deliberately seeks a wide coverage, Veterinary Research Communications provides its readers with a means of keeping abreast of current developments in the entire field of veterinary science.