Ticks infesting birds in Atlantic Forest fragments in Rio Claro, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Sanches, Gustavo Seron; Lopes, Ileyne Tenório; Costa, Luís Flávio da Silva; Nunes, Pablo Henrique; Camargo‐Mathias, Maria Izabel; Labruna, Marcelo Bahia

doi:10.1590/s1984-29612013000100003

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“…The most common tick species collected in this study were A. longirostre, A. nodosum, and A. calcaratum, as also reported (Labruna et al 2007;Ogrzewalska et al 2008Ogrzewalska et al , 2009aOgrzewalska et al , 2012Luz et al 2012;Pacheco et al 2012;Sanches et al 2013). The exception was A. aureolatum (Pallas, 1772), also reported by previous authors but not found in this survey.…”

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confidence: 85%

“…This biome has been studied by several authors, mainly the tick diversity on Passeriformes (Labruna et al 2007;Ogrzewalska et al 2008Ogrzewalska et al , 2009aOgrzewalska et al , 2012Pacheco et al 2012;Sanches et al 2013), but they have not quantitatively assessed the host-parasite relation between species of ticks and birds. However, it must be considered that this biome extends from the southern region to the northeast of Brazil, including 17 states and 11 different ecosystems (SOSMA and INPE 2014).…”

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“…However, it must be considered that this biome extends from the southern region to the northeast of Brazil, including 17 states and 11 different ecosystems (SOSMA and INPE 2014). It is also worth to mention that the studies of this biome have been conducted in the states of São Paulo, Paraná, Paraíba, Bahia, and Rio Grande do Sul, and the sample of ticks found on birds is mainly restricted to areas of dense ombrophilous and semideciduous seasonal forests (Arzua et al 2005;Amaral et al 2013;Labruna et al 2007;Figueiredo et al 1999;Ogrzewalska et al 2008Ogrzewalska et al , 2009aOgrzewalska et al , 2011aOgrzewalska et al , b, 2012Pacheco et al 2012;Sanches et al 2013;Lugarini et al 2014). …”

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Additional information about tick parasitism in Passeriformes birds in an Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil

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The habits of birds make them more or less susceptible to parasitism by certain tick species. Therefore, while some bird species are typically found to be intensely infested, others are relatively unaffected. This study investigated the occurrence of ticks in Passeriformes inhabiting an Atlantic Forest fragment in southeastern Brazil, during the dry and rainy seasons, by means of parasitological indexes and multiple correspondence analysis, to determine the factors that influence tick parasitism in these birds. Data were collected on 2391 ticks, all classified in the Amblyomma genus, from 589 birds. The ticks identified to the species level were A. longirostre, A. nodosum, A. calcaratum, A. parkeri, and A. ovale. Thamnophilidae, Conopophagidae, Thraupidae, Dendrocolaptidae, and Platyrinchidae were the families with the highest prevalence. In terms of parasite intensity, the families Conopophagidae, Thamnophilidae, Thraupidae, Furnariidae, and Pipridae stood out with the highest values. Bird species that are generalists regarding eating habits and habitat occupation tended to have higher parasite loads, as did larger species and those inhabiting the understory. The tick prevalence was higher in the dry season than in the rainy season. The majority of the ticks were collected from the head region, mainly around the eyes and in the nape. Also, this work reports 22 new bird-parasite relations.

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“…For the most part, however, studies have reported the occurrence of immature stages (larvae and nymphs) of Amblyomma spp. on wild birds that were captured in different areas of the Brazilian Cerrado and Atlantic Forest biomes (Marini et al 1996, Neves et al 2000, Storni et al 2005, Labruna et al 2007, Ogrzewalska et al 2008, 2011b, Tolesano-Pascoli et al 2010, Santolin et al 2012, Pacheco et al 2012, Amaral et al 2013, Pascoal et al 2013, Sanches et al 2013, Torga et al 2013. Within the Amazon biome, only a single Brazilian study, in the State of Pará, has systematically evaluated wild birds for ticks .…”

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Ticks of the genus Amblyomma (Acari: Ixodidae) on wild birds in the Brazilian Amazon

Fecchio

Labruna

2014

Systematic and Applied Acarology

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The Amazon biome harbors the richest avifauna in the world. However, in the Brazilian Amazon only a single previous study has systematically evaluated wild birds for ticks. During 2012, wild birds were captured in two areas of the Brazilian Amazon forest, one located in the State of Amazonas, and another in the State of Pará. Overall, 581 wild birds representing 118 species were captured, but only 18 individuals (3.1% prevalence) were infested by ticks, comprising immature stages of Amblyomma calcaratum Neumann, 1899, Amblyomma geayi Neumann, 1899, Amblyomma humerale Koch, 1844, and Amblyomma longirostre (Koch, 1844). The only previous study of birds in the Brazilian Amazon reported 40.2% tick prevalence. Such contrasting prevalence values may stem from seasonal differences or differences in forest disturbance at the two sites.

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“…Amblyomma longirostre ticks parasitizing P. obscura in the state of Paraná were described by Arzua et al (2005), and this tick species was also reported parasitizing others wild bird species in southern and southeastern Brazil (SOARES et al, 2009;SANCHES et al, 2013). Moreover, Rickettsia was detected in A. longirostre found in wild birds from Paraná (PACHECO et al, 2012), suggesting a potential participation of this tick species in the transmission of hemoparasites among wild birds in this state.…”

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Detection of Anaplasma sp. phylogenetically related to A. phagocytophilum in a free-living bird in Brazil

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Benevenute

Ikeda

et al. 2017

Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet.

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Wild animals play an important role in carrying vectors that may potentially transmit pathogens. Several reports highlighted the participation of wild animals on the Anaplasma phagocytophilum cycle, including as hosts of the agent. The aim of this study was to report the molecular detection of an agent phylogenetically related to A. phagocytophilum isolated from a wild bird in the Midwest of the state of Paraná, Brazil. Fifteen blood samples were collected from eleven different bird species in the Guarapuava region. One sample collected from a Penelope obscura bird was positive in nested PCR targeting the 16S rRNA gene of Anaplasma spp. The phylogenetic tree based on the Maximum Likelihood analysis showed that the sequence obtained was placed in the same clade with A. phagocytophilum isolated from domestic cats in Brazil. The present study reports the first molecular detection of a phylogenetically related A. phagocytophilum bacterium in a bird from Paraná State.

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Ticks infesting birds in Atlantic Forest fragments in Rio Claro, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Additional information about tick parasitism in Passeriformes birds in an Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil

Additional information about tick parasitism in Passeriformes birds in an Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil

<p><strong>Ticks of the genus <em>Amblyomma</em> (Acari: Ixodidae) on wild birds in the Brazilian Amazon</strong></p>

Detection of Anaplasma sp. phylogenetically related to A. phagocytophilum in a free-living bird in Brazil

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