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Updated checklist of the mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Mexico 墨西哥蚊子（双翅目：Culicidae）最新清单

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Journal of Vector Ecology Pub Date : 2023-12-21 DOI: 10.52707/1081-1710-49.1.28

A. Ortega-Morales, Gisela A. León-Espinosa, J. J. Rodríguez-Rojas

{"title":"Updated checklist of the mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Mexico","authors":"A. Ortega-Morales, Gisela A. León-Espinosa, J. J. Rodríguez-Rojas","doi":"10.52707/1081-1710-49.1.28","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52707/1081-1710-49.1.28","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: Based on historical and recent records, an updated list of 244 nominal species and three undescribed mosquitoes from Mexico is presented. Since 1990, 15 species have been recorded for the first time in Mexico: Aedes guatemala, Ae. brelandi, Ae. insolitus, Ae. melanimon, Ae. albopictus, Culex daumastocampa, Cx. metempsytus, Cx. erethyzonfer, Culiseta melanura, Limatus asulleptus, Sabethes gymnothorax, Trichoprosopon pallidiventer, Toxorhynchites moctezuma, Uranotaenia socialis, and Wyeomyia chalcocephala. Five species were discovered and described: Ae. amaterui, Ae. lewnielseni, Cx. diamphidius, Shannoniana huasteca, and Tr. mixtli. Three species were discovered without yet describing or naming them: Ae. (Protomacleaya) sp. 1, Ae. (Ochlerotatus) sp. 2, and Wyeomyia sp. 3. Five species had been removed from the Mexican mosquito fauna: Ae. stigmaticus, Cx. imitator, Onirion personatum, Sa. tarsopus, and Tx. theobaldi. With the intention of updating the checklist of the mosquito species in Mexico, historical and recent species records were reviewed, as well as the review of entomological collections, resulting in the confirmation of the presence in Mexico of Ae. thelcter, Cs. impatiens, and Orthopodomyia alba. Morphological and molecular evidence confirms the presence of Wy. jocosa, while Anopheles atropos, Psorophora confinnis, Cx. jenningsi, Mansonia indubitans, Tr. pallidiventer, and Tr. soaresi are removed from the Mexican mosquito fauna.","PeriodicalId":49961,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vector Ecology","volume":"67 45","pages":"28 - 43"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138950527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of the Amazonian savannas of French Guiana with a description of two new species 法属圭亚那亚马逊热带草原上的蚊子（双翅目：恙螨科）以及两个新物种的描述

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Journal of Vector Ecology Pub Date : 2023-12-21 DOI: 10.52707/1081-1710-49.1.15

Stanislas Talaga, Jean-Bernard Duchemin

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Differential burdens of blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) on sympatric rodent hosts 黑腿蜱（Ixodes scapularis）对同域啮齿类宿主的不同负担

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Journal of Vector Ecology Pub Date : 2023-12-21 DOI: 10.52707/1081-1710-49.1.44

J. E. Brown, Hannah S. Tiffin, Alexandra A. Pagac, Karen C. Poh, Jesse R. Evans, Taylor M. Miller, Brian H. Herrin, Trey Tomlinson, Cameron Sutherland, E. Machtinger

{"title":"Differential burdens of blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) on sympatric rodent hosts","authors":"J. E. Brown, Hannah S. Tiffin, Alexandra A. Pagac, Karen C. Poh, Jesse R. Evans, Taylor M. Miller, Brian H. Herrin, Trey Tomlinson, Cameron Sutherland, E. Machtinger","doi":"10.52707/1081-1710-49.1.44","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52707/1081-1710-49.1.44","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: In the United States, there has been a steady increase in diagnosed cases of tick-borne diseases in people, most notably Lyme disease. The pathogen that causes Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, is transmitted by the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis). Several small mammals are considered key reservoirs of this pathogen and are frequently-used hosts by blacklegged ticks. However, limited studies have evaluated between-species host use by ticks. This study compared I. scapularis burdens and tick-associated pathogen presence in wild-caught Clethrionomys gapperi (southern red-backed voles) and Peromyscus spp. (white-footed mice) in forested areas where the habitat of both species overlapped. Rodent trapping data collected over two summers showed a significant difference in the average tick burden between species. Adult Peromyscus spp. had an overall mean of 4.03 ticks per capture, while adult C. gapperi had a mean of 0.47 ticks per capture. There was a significant association between B. burgdorferi infection and host species with more Peromyscus spp. positive samples than C. gapperi (65.8% and 10.2%, respectively). This work confirms significant differences in tick-host use and pathogen presence between sympatric rodent species. It is critical to understand tick-host interactions and tick distributions to develop effective and efficient tick control methods.","PeriodicalId":49961,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vector Ecology","volume":"66 48","pages":"44 - 52"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138950601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Resistance and inhibitor testing on Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) (Culicidae: Diptera) populations in the Florida Keys 对佛罗里达群岛埃及伊蚊（林尼厄斯）（Culicidae: Diptera）种群的抗药性和抑制剂测试

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Journal of Vector Ecology Pub Date : 2023-12-21 DOI: 10.52707/1081-1710-49.1.53

Heidi L Murray, L. Hribar

{"title":"Resistance and inhibitor testing on Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) (Culicidae: Diptera) populations in the Florida Keys","authors":"Heidi L Murray, L. Hribar","doi":"10.52707/1081-1710-49.1.53","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52707/1081-1710-49.1.53","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: Aedes aegypti is the species of greatest concern for mosquito-borne disease in the Florida Keys. Previous locally transmitted dengue outbreaks in Key West (2009-2010) and Key Largo (2020) illustrate the need for an immediate and effective response plan to maintain Ae. aegypti populations below threshold levels. An important part of the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District's vector response plan is adulticide application because it can provide an immediate reduction in Ae. aegypti adults in the community. It has become apparent that in the Florida Keys, and throughout Florida, Ae. aegypti resistance to the adulticide permethrin is prevalent. This study uses the CDC bottle bioassay method to look at resistance in Ae. aegypti collected from Key Largo, Vaca Key, and Key West, FL. Resistance was found in all three populations when exposed to permethrin and Sumithrin® but not malathion. Inhibitor testing revealed that esterase and glutathione transferase activity is involved in resistance to permethrin in Key Largo and Key West Ae. aegypti populations while oxidase activity is involved in resistance to permethrin in Ae. aegypti from Vaca Key. Lack of knockdown at the diagnostic time and previous studies detecting the presence of kdr-associated allele mutations suggest knockdown resistance in all three populations. Results from this study show that there are multiple factors involved with resistance in the Ae. aegypti populations in the Florida Keys and that resistance mechanisms vary between islands. Continued surveillance will remain important so the most effective active ingredients can be used in response to future disease transmission.","PeriodicalId":49961,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vector Ecology","volume":"25 3","pages":"53 - 63"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138948659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The influence of humidity and temperature on the vertical richness and abundance of blood-sucking flies (Culicidae and Ceratopogonidae) in a montane cloud forest in Mexico 湿度和温度对墨西哥山地云雾林中吸血蝇（Culicidae 和 Ceratopogonidae）垂直丰富度和数量的影响

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Journal of Vector Ecology Pub Date : 2023-12-21 DOI: 10.52707/1081-1710-49.1.1

Yeraldi Guadalupe Guillén-Rodríguez, L. Chapa‐Vargas, Luis Arturo Ibarra-Juárez, S. Ibáñez-Bernal, Diego Santiago-Alarcon

{"title":"The influence of humidity and temperature on the vertical richness and abundance of blood-sucking flies (Culicidae and Ceratopogonidae) in a montane cloud forest in Mexico","authors":"Yeraldi Guadalupe Guillén-Rodríguez, L. Chapa‐Vargas, Luis Arturo Ibarra-Juárez, S. Ibáñez-Bernal, Diego Santiago-Alarcon","doi":"10.52707/1081-1710-49.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52707/1081-1710-49.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: Because the vertical distribution and diversity of blood-sucking flies are poorly known, we determined the diversity, structure, and composition of culicids between vertical vegetation strata. We evaluated the influence of microclimatic variables during different times of the day over a year. We used eight CDC traps baited with CO2 at a height of 1.5 m and 12-15 m. We conducted rank-abundance curves, similarity analysis (ANOSIM and SIMPER), and multivariate clustering with incidence and abundance data. We used GAM models to analyze the influence of strata (understory vs canopy), humidity, and temperature on insect richness and abundance. During the day, the difference between strata was mainly due to higher abundance of Wyeomyia arthrostigma and Wyeomyia ca. adelpha in the understory. During the night, the differences were mainly due to higher abundance of Culex stigmatosoma, Culex salinarius, and Aedes allotecnon in the canopy, and Wyeomyia arthrostigma in the understory. Seasonality played a role in the similarity between the strata. Diversity during the day was positively related to humidity and temperature, and nocturnal diversity increased with temperature but decreased with higher humidity. The effects of environmental factors on the spatiotemporal distribution of fly species are essential for epidemiological surveillance.","PeriodicalId":49961,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vector Ecology","volume":"11 7","pages":"1 - 14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138948265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A generalized Poisson model to predict host-seeking female Aedes aegypti marked by dusted Metarhizium anisopliae-exposed males. 用广义泊松模型预测以暴露于绿僵菌的雄性为标志的寻找寄主的雌性埃及伊蚊。

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Journal of Vector Ecology Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.52707/1081-1710-48.1.52

Filiberto Reyes-Villanueva, Javier A Garza-Hernández, Annabel F V Howard, Mario A Rodríguez-Pérez

{"title":"A generalized Poisson model to predict host-seeking female Aedes aegypti marked by dusted Metarhizium anisopliae-exposed males.","authors":"Filiberto Reyes-Villanueva, Javier A Garza-Hernández, Annabel F V Howard, Mario A Rodríguez-Pérez","doi":"10.52707/1081-1710-48.1.52","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52707/1081-1710-48.1.52","url":null,"abstract":"We developed a biological control method directed toward Aedes aegypti using the release of Metarhizium anisopliae-contaminated males to spread the fungus to wild females. A generalized Poisson model was used to relate Ae. aegypti marked females (MKF) to M. anisopliae-exposed males (FEM). In a mark-recapture parallel arm trial, FEM release was a better predictor than unexposed male (UM) releases to forecast MKF by FEM. Total females (TF), marked males (MKM), and wild males (WM) as predictors were counted in human-landings in 15 households treated with 40 FEM each, vs 40 UM released/household/week in 15 households for eight weeks. Fit of MKF to standard, generalized Poisson (GP), and negative binomial models/arm built by TF, MKM, WM, and interactions as predictors were computed. In both arms, MKF was better modeled by GP, which in treated, all but one of the eight observed data fell within the confidence intervals predicted by the model. However, the control GP had two outliers and MKM as a single predictor. Likewise, the pseudo-R2 measures of 95% and 46% for treated and control groups also showed that the GP with FEM was more suitable to predict MKF. It should thus be possible to use the GP model to indirectly estimate that an increase of one TF or one fungus-exposed male would increase the number of marked-females by 8% or 9%, respectively, while wild males were an irrelevant predictor to the model.","PeriodicalId":49961,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vector Ecology","volume":"48 1","pages":"52-58"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9990897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Non-target effects of methoprene and larvicidal surface films on invertebrate predators of mosquito larvae. 甲氧丁烯和杀幼虫表面膜对无脊椎捕食者蚊幼虫的非靶效应。

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Journal of Vector Ecology Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.52707/1081-1710-48.1.41

Joseph Nelsen, Donald A Yee

{"title":"Non-target effects of methoprene and larvicidal surface films on invertebrate predators of mosquito larvae.","authors":"Joseph Nelsen, Donald A Yee","doi":"10.52707/1081-1710-48.1.41","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52707/1081-1710-48.1.41","url":null,"abstract":"Mosquito larvicides are used across a variety of aquatic habitats, although when applied they likely affect other aquatic organisms. The removal or impairment of top insect predators via larvicides could be beneficial to mosquitoes by allowing their populations to rebound once pesticide levels dissipate. Our goal was to determine if two larvicide types, growth regulators (IGRs) and surface films (SFs), harm non-target aquatic insect communities, and if these chemicals influence the ability of predatory aquatic insects to regulate mosquitoes. We surveyed aquatic sites before and after IGR and SF-application, then compared changes in insect community structure. Evenness was lower in SF treated habitats, and when analyzing prey/controphic taxa only, evenness and diversity changed in untreated reference areas, suggesting that differences measured were due to other environmental factors, not larvicide presence. A field experiment was then conducted by exposing specific predatory aquatic insects to varying doses of IGRs and SFs and then placing them in mesocosms containing mosquito larvae. Surface films were directly lethal to adult dytiscids at recommended and high concentrations. Although we found no significant differences in mosquito emergence among all treatment levels, there was a trend of negative controls (no predator mesocosms) and SF-treated predators allowing the most mosquitoes to emerge compared to positive controls (predators not exposed to larvicides) and IGR-treated predators. Thus, these larvicides may have minimal effects on mosquito larvae predators, but the direct effects of surface films on insects that interact with the water's surface require further investigation.","PeriodicalId":49961,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vector Ecology","volume":"48 1","pages":"41-51"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9973747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Evaluation of various substances and trap component configurations to increase mosquito collections in Biogents Gravid Aedes traps. 生物制剂格拉维伊蚊诱蚊器中各种物质和诱蚊器组件配置的评价。

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Journal of Vector Ecology Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.52707/1081-1710-48.1.37

James E Cilek, Joshua R Weston, Connie R Johnson, Jason D Fajardo, Alec G Richardson

{"title":"Evaluation of various substances and trap component configurations to increase mosquito collections in Biogents Gravid Aedes traps.","authors":"James E Cilek, Joshua R Weston, Connie R Johnson, Jason D Fajardo, Alec G Richardson","doi":"10.52707/1081-1710-48.1.37","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52707/1081-1710-48.1.37","url":null,"abstract":"Two independent studies were conducted in northeastern Florida to determine if Biogents Gravid Aedes Trap (GAT) mosquito collections could be enhanced with a variety of substances and structural configurations. The first study baited GATs with either: 1) an infusion of mixed Southern live oak leaf (Quercus virginiana) and slash pine needle (Pinus elliottii) litter, 2) Biogents Lure (BG Lure), 3) yeast-derived carbon dioxide), 4) yeast-derived carbon dioxide+ BG Lure, or 5) a combination of all three. Nine mosquito species were collected from traps in the first study with Psorophora ferox>Culex nigripalpus>Aedes aegypti>Cx. quinquefasciatus as the top four most abundantly collected species. No significant difference in mosquito abundance was observed among these species among treatments. However, when the overall number of mosquitoes for all nine species was pooled, GATs baited with the combination of yeast-derived carbon dioxide + BG Lure + leaf infusion numerically collected the greatest number of individuals compared with the other four treatments. The second study evaluated the separate and combined attractiveness of individual GAT structural components/configurations with and without Southern live oak leaf litter infusion and BG-Lure. Aedes albopictus, Ae. aegypti, Anopheles quadrimaculatus, and Cx. quinquefasciatus were collected from all these traps in the second study. Results generally revealed that the current commercially available GAT configuration consisting of a screened translucent top (with BG-Lure) fitted into the black reservoir baited with oak leaf infusion remained the most attractive combination for collecting northeastern Florida mosquitoes.","PeriodicalId":49961,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vector Ecology","volume":"48 1","pages":"37-40"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9974218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Triatoma pallidipennis (Stål, 1872) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) and its potential for infestation in Tecozautla, Hidalgo state, Mexico. 墨西哥伊达尔戈州Tecozautla地区白斑Triatoma pallidipennis (status, 1872)(半翅目:白斑Triatoma reduidae)及其侵染潜力。

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Journal of Vector Ecology Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.52707/1081-1710-48.1.1

Ricardo Alejandre-Aguilar, Alberto Antonio-Campos, Julio Noguez-García, Nancy Rivas

{"title":"Triatoma pallidipennis (Stål, 1872) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) and its potential for infestation in Tecozautla, Hidalgo state, Mexico.","authors":"Ricardo Alejandre-Aguilar, Alberto Antonio-Campos, Julio Noguez-García, Nancy Rivas","doi":"10.52707/1081-1710-48.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52707/1081-1710-48.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"Triatoma pallidipennis is an exclusive and widely distributed species in Mexico and one of the three main vectors that transmit Chagas disease in the country. The state of Hidalgo is an endemic area for Chagas disease where the presence of several species of triatomines has been reported. The objective of our work was to describe the morphology, colonization process, and reproductive behavior of T. pallidipennis in Guadalupe, Tecozautla, two years after the first collection of a specimen in this region. A total of 28 specimens was collected at both domicile and peridomicile, showing a 17.8% infection rate. The main collection site was a woodshed, and despite the collection of adults in the dwelling, we did not find eggs, exuviae, or nymphs. One female monitored from collection day until death laid 566 eggs, with a hatching rate of 95%, showing an increase of oviposition when cohabited with a male. The results showed the capacity that T. pallidipennis has to infest areas (mainly human dwellings) when it settles down, which would imply a risk for the population that lives in the locality.","PeriodicalId":49961,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vector Ecology","volume":"48 1","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9990896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Study of tick-borne zoonotic pathogens in questing and feeding ticks in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. 西班牙加那利群岛特内里费岛寻找和喂养蜱中蜱传人畜共患病病原体的研究。

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Journal of Vector Ecology Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.52707/1081-1710-48.1.59

Estefanía Abreu-Yanes, Néstor Abreu-Acosta, Pilar Foronda

{"title":"Study of tick-borne zoonotic pathogens in questing and feeding ticks in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.","authors":"Estefanía Abreu-Yanes, Néstor Abreu-Acosta, Pilar Foronda","doi":"10.52707/1081-1710-48.1.59","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52707/1081-1710-48.1.59","url":null,"abstract":"Ticks are vectors of many zoonotic pathogens of clinical relevance, including Anaplasma and Rickettsia species. Since few data about these tick-borne pathogens are available in the Canary Islands, the aim of the present study was to screen their presence in questing and feeding ticks on the island of Tenerife. A total of 81 ticks was removed from six hedgehogs, and eight ticks were collected from the grass. PCR assays for tick species identification based on the LSU rRNA gene, and detection of Anaplasma spp. and Rickettsia spp. by targeting the 16s rRNA and gltA gene, respectively, were carried out. Rhipicephalus sanguineus and Haemaphysalis formosensis tick species were identified, with Rickettsia hoogstraalii detected in H. formosensis. In addition, Rickettsia helvetica and one unidentified Rickettsia species were detected. The overall prevalence of Rickettsia in ticks was 12.2%, and none harbored Anaplasma sp. This work constitutes the first identification in the Canary Islands of pathogenic R. helvetica and the species of unknown pathogenicity R. hoogstraalii in questing ticks. The clinical relevance of the pathogens identified highlights the need for studies with increased sample size and locations, including potential hosts, as well as warning the population about the relevance of ticks as vectors.","PeriodicalId":49961,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vector Ecology","volume":"48 1","pages":"59-62"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9974219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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