Biodiversidad de Siphonaptera en México

Acosta-Gutiérrez, Roxana

doi:10.7550/rmb.35267

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“…Our results revealed that flea species richness and their infestation parameters differ among host micromammal species evidencing that host identity influences them. Host and flea species richness corresponded with the high diversity recorded for the Transmexican Volcanic Belt (TVB) and diversification nodes of fleas and rodents, described for Mexico (Morrone and Gutiérrez, 2005;Acosta and Fernández, 2007;Acosta-Gutiérrez, 2014;Escalante et al, 2014). Such as in other regions of North America and Mexico, Myomorphs rodents of the genus Peromyscus dominated wild micromammal assemblages (Calisher et al, 2005;Sánchez-Cordero et al, 2005), this contrasts with the lower frequency of Soricomorph individuals.…”

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confidence: 68%

“…In this region, the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (TVB) is an area of significant biodiversity of mammals, with around 198 species (Escalante et al ., 2004; Ceballos and Oliva, 2005). Within the TVB also occur 60% of the 172 flea taxa and 53% of flea diversification nodes described for Mexico (Morrone and Gutiérrez, 2005; Acosta and Fernández, 2007; Acosta-Gutiérrez, 2014). Thus, the family Cricetidae (particularly the genera Peromyscus , Microtus and Reithrodontomys in central Mexico) harbours the majority of flea species (Morrone and Gutiérrez, 2005).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Host species influence on flea (Siphonaptera) infection parameters of terrestrial micromammals in a temperate forest of Mexico

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Studies of abundance and distribution of organisms are fundamental to ecology. The identity of host species is known to be one of the major factors influencing ectoparasitic flea abundance, but explanations are still needed regarding how host taxa influence abundance parameters of different flea species. This study was carried out at La Malinche National Park (LMNP), Tlaxcala, Mexico, where previously 11 flea species had been recorded on 8 host species. Our aims were to list micromammal flea species, to determine flea infection parameters [flea prevalence (FP) and flea mean abundance (FMA)] and to analyse the influence of host species on these parameters. A total of 16 species of fleas were identified from 1178 fleas collected from 14 species of 1274 micromammals captured with Sherman®traps from March 2014 to December 2015 in 18 sites at LMNP. Some host species influence FP and FMA, in particular,Microtus mexicanusandPeromyscus melanotisshowed particularly higher infection values than other host species.Plusaetis aztecusandPlusaetis sibynuswere identified as the most abundant flea species.

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Host species influence on flea (Siphonaptera) infection parameters of terrestrial micromammals in a temperate forest of Mexico

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“…It is also important to note that the flea species reported in this study, are potential vectors of arbovirus or bacteria such as Ricketssia spp. ( Dobler and Pfeffer, 2011 , Acosta-Gutiérrez, 2014 ); although the actual human health scenario in Mexico is still, in general, unknown. Presently, there is no record of any micro parasite species using these recorded parasitic arthropod species as vectors, despite analyses performed in a laboratory specialized in the diagnosis of Erlichia canis and Babesia canis (Hernández-Camacho, unpublished data) in these foxes.…”

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Gray fox ( Urocyon cinereoargenteus ) parasite diversity in central Mexico

Hernández‐Camacho

Pineda-López

Guerrero-Carrillo

et al. 2016

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife

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Mexico has a long history of parasitological studies in communities of vertebrates. However, the mega diversity of the country makes fauna inventories an ongoing priority. Presently, there is little published on the parasite fauna of gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus Schereber, 1775) and this study provides new records of parasites for gray foxes in central Mexico. It is a continuation of a series of previous parasitological studies conducted with this carnivore in Mexico from 2003 to the present. A total of 24 foxes in the Parque Nacional El Cimatario (PANEC) were trapped, anaesthetized, and parasites recovered. The species found were Dirofilaria immitis, Ctenocephalides canis, C. felis, Euhoplopsillus glacialis affinis (first report for gray foxes in Mexico) Pulex simulants, and Ixodes sp. Three additional gray fox carcasses were necropsied and the parasites collected were adult nematodes Physaloptera praeputialis and Toxocara canis. The intensive study of the gray fox population selected for the 2013–2015 recent period allowed for a two-fold increase in the number of parasite species recorded for this carnivore since 2003 (nine to 18 parasite species), mainly recording parasitic arthropods, Dirofilaria immitis filariae and adult nematodes. The parasite species recorded are generalists that can survive in anthropic environments; which is characteristic of the present ecological scenario in central Mexico. The close proximity of the PANEC to the city of Santiago de Queretaro suggests possible parasite transmission between the foxes and domestic and feral dogs. Furthermore, packs of feral dogs in the PANEC might have altered habitat use by foxes, with possible impacts on transmission.

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“…But it is important to mention that there also have been more studies in the Neotropical than in the Nearctic region (Pérez-Ponce de León and García-Prieto, 2001; García-Prieto et al ., 2010). The second parasitic group most frequently studied in Mexico is the arthropods, with records going back to the early 20th century (Whitaker and Morales-Malacara, 2005; Acosta-Gutiérrez, 2014). In contrast, descriptive studies on wildlife protozoans have historically attracted little attention in this country, which is reflected in the fact that there are no protozoa inventories and a lack of specialized scientific groups, except for protozoan species of medical importance, for example, the newly described Blastocystis sp.…”

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What do we know about parasites of wildlife in high biodiversity areas with anthropogenic disturbance? The special case of Mexico

Muñoz-García

Berriatua

Martínez‐Carrasco

2018

Anim. Health. Res. Rev.

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The continual rise of anthropogenic disturbance of ecosystems has been associated with an increasing incidence of emerging diseases. The largest amount of data on emerging diseases relates to bacterial and viral pathogens, but there is a lack of parasite data, especially from wildlife. Monitoring wildlife parasitic diseases should be considered a priority, especially in high biodiversity regions with strong anthropogenic impacts, like Mexico, where the wildlife/livestock/human interface is associated with increased risk of disease transmission. Mexico belongs to the top-ten megadiverse countries and is located between two biogeographic regions. This situation makes Mexico a favourable region for the spillover of animal pathogens to human beings, causing pandemics, such as the one recently caused by influenza virus A (H1N1). The current state of knowledge of Mexican wildlife parasites is scarce and focuses mainly in Neotropical fauna. Moreover, this knowledge is heterogeneous for different parasite groups, especially concerning their pathologic effects and epidemiology. The goals of this review are to compile information on Mexican wildlife parasites and to identify knowledge gaps in order to stimulate research on pending epidemiological, public health, ecological and pathological areas, and to encourage the creation of more specialized groups from the perspective of the One-Health concept.

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Biodiversidad de Siphonaptera en México

Cited by 16 publications

References 17 publications

Host species influence on flea (Siphonaptera) infection parameters of terrestrial micromammals in a temperate forest of Mexico

Host species influence on flea (Siphonaptera) infection parameters of terrestrial micromammals in a temperate forest of Mexico

Gray fox ( Urocyon cinereoargenteus ) parasite diversity in central Mexico

What do we know about parasites of wildlife in high biodiversity areas with anthropogenic disturbance? The special case of Mexico

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