Confirmación de Argas neghmei (Ixodida: Argasidae) en Perú y reporte del carpintero andino (Colaptes rupicola) como nuevo hospedero

Gómez-Puerta, Luis A.; Muñoz-Léal, Sebastián; Labruna, Marcelo Bahia; Venzal, José M.

doi:10.15381/rpb.v27i4.19202

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“…are also diverse in terms of number of species (Nava et al 2017 ; Dantas-Torres et al 2019 ; Guglielmone et al 2021 ; Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria [INTA] 2022 ; Guglielmone et al 2023 ). In the Americas, wild birds are hosts and dispersers of larvae, nymph, and adult ticks of different genera of Argasidae (e.g., Argas and Ornithodoros ) and Ixodidae (e.g., Ixodes, Haemaphysalis, Amblyomma, Dermacentor , and Rhipicephalus ) (Morshed et al 2005 ; Guglielmone et al 2014 ; Nava et al 2017 ; Gomez-Puerta et al 2020 ). These avian hosts may have multiple interactions with different tick species, highlighting the complex ecological interactions between birds and ticks.…”

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Environmental and ecological factors affecting tick infestation in wild birds of the Americas

Busi,

Martínez-Sánchez,

Alvarez-Londoño

et al. 2024

Parasitol Res

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The Americas hold the greatest bird diversity worldwide. Likewise, ectoparasite diversity is remarkable, including ticks of the Argasidae and Ixodidae families – commonly associated with birds. Considering that ticks have potential health implications for humans, animals, and ecosystems, we conducted a systematic review to evaluate the effects of bioclimatic, geographic variables, and bird species richness on tick infestation on wild birds across the Americas. We identified 72 articles that met our inclusion criteria and provided data on tick prevalence in wild birds. Using Generalized Additive Models, we assessed the effect of environmental factors, such as habitat type, climatic conditions, bird species richness, and geographic location, on tick infestation. Our findings show that most bird infestation case studies involved immature ticks, such as larvae or nymphs, while adult ticks represented only 13% of case studies. We found birds infested by ticks of the genera Amblyomma (68%), Ixodes (22%), Haemaphysalis (5%), Dermacentor (1%), and Rhipicephalus (0.8%) in twelve countries across the Americas. Our findings revealed that temperature variation and bird species richness were negatively associated with tick infestation, which also varied with geographic location, increasing in mid-latitudes but declining in extreme latitudes. Our results highlight the importance of understanding how environmental and bird community factors influence tick infestation in wild birds across the Americas and the dynamics of tick-borne diseases and their impact on biodiversity.

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