Mites and Lice of Peri-Domestic Rodents Captured at a Mayan Community of Yucatán State, México

Baak-Baak, Carlos M.; Osorio-Pinelo, Orlando E.; Cigarroa-Toledo, Nohemí; Guzmán-Cornejo, Carmen; Hernández-Betancourt, Silvia F.; Panti–May, Jesús Alonso; Torres-Chablé, Oswaldo M.; García-Rejón, Julián E.; Suzán, Gerardo; Machaín-Williams, Carlos

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“…In general, the prevalence of ectoparasites on rodents in disturbed areas (e.g., in cities and agricultural lands) has been reported to range between 23% and 89% (Baak‐Baak et al., 2018; Hamidi et al., 2015; Herrero‐Cófreces et al., 2021; Moravvej et al., 2016; Teixeira et al., 2019), while in undisturbed areas (e.g., protected areas) this ranges between 57% and 98% (Bohn et al., 2017; Fantozzi et al., 2022; Kiffner et al., 2011; Thanee et al., 2009). Several studies have compared ectoparasite prevalence between disturbed and undisturbed sites in the same areas (Durden et al., 2004; Kiene et al., 2020; Smith et al., 2021; Veloso‐Frías et al., 2019).…”

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Host sweet host: Rodent communities support similar ectoparasite diversity regardless of anthropogenic disturbance

Gil‐Fernández,

Vargas‐Sandoval,

Delfín‐Alfonso

et al. 2024

J Applied Entomology

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Rodents are important hosts for ectoparasites, such as fleas, ticks, and mites, which means they are also important intermediate hosts for many zoonotic diseases. As anthropogenic environments bring humans and rodents into closer contact, an understanding of host–ectoparasite ecology is essential to predict and manage disease spillover risks. We aimed to understand how disturbances in vegetation cover affect rodent ectoparasite diversity, prevalence, spatial segregation, host (i.e., sex, genus, size, and habitat domain), and environmental (i.e., vegetation structure, forest cover, and rainfall) variables in the state of Michoacan, Mexico. We investigated these relationships by trapping rodents in five paired disturbed (reduced vegetation cover and regular human activities) and undisturbed (no reduction in vegetation cover) sites in the summer and autumn of 2022. From 110 trapped rodents, we collected 138 ectoparasites on 38 individuals. We found no difference in rodent diversity, ectoparasite diversity, or ectoparasite prevalence between disturbed and undisturbed sites. However, arboreal and male rodents had a higher probability of carrying ectoparasites than ground‐dwelling and female rodents. Rodents with ectoparasites were not spatially clustered; rather, they were randomly distributed across trapping grids. We also identified two rodent genera (Rattus and Sigmodon) that carry ectoparasites of medical importance and that are in close contact with humans. Our results highlight the necessity of constant monitoring of rodents, ectoparasites, and their associated transmittable diseases. Assessing these interactions and how they are affected by anthropogenic disturbance could better inform management decisions and support the need for rodent conservation programmes in the area.

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Host sweet host: Rodent communities support similar ectoparasite diversity regardless of anthropogenic disturbance

Gil‐Fernández,

Vargas‐Sandoval,

Delfín‐Alfonso

et al. 2024

J Applied Entomology

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Acari (Parasitiformes and Acariformes) From Mexico: Analysis of Their Geographical and Host Distribution in Rodentia (Cricetidae)

Herrera-Mares

Guzmán-Cornejo

Garcı́a-Prieto

et al. 2022

Journal of Medical Entomology

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The study of Acari associated with cricetid rodents in Mexico began at the end of the 1930s. Despite efforts to gathering the information, only listings were built, but none of these studies present an analysis of the available data. A search was made through electronic databases; in addition, some not published records contained at Collection of Laboratorio de Acarología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México were included in the inventory. Combining the literature records and those deposited in the collection, the total number of species of Acari associated with this family of rodents is 165, distributed in two superorders, four orders, 15 families, and 57 genera. Of the 15 families registered, the richest is Trombiculidae (70 nominal species and 75 taxa), followed by Laelapidae (39 and 42, respectively), Ixodidae (13 nominal and 16 taxa), and Leewenhoekiidae (13 nominal and taxa). From the bibliographic searches, a total of 76 papers were recovered with information on the association between Acari and cricetid rodents in Mexico. The main detected approach in the literature was taxonomic (75 works) and one on detection of pathogens. From the 145 known species of cricetids recorded in Mexico, only 72 (distributed in 18 genera) have been studied and found to host Acari. The use of regionalization of Mexico in provinces allowed us to map the records of Acari associated to cricetids in the most natural approximation of their distribution. We recognize and discuss seven factors that favor the scarcity and asymmetry of acarological studies in Mexico.

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Mites and Lice of Peri-Domestic Rodents Captured at a Mayan Community of Yucatán State, México

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Host sweet host: Rodent communities support similar ectoparasite diversity regardless of anthropogenic disturbance

Host sweet host: Rodent communities support similar ectoparasite diversity regardless of anthropogenic disturbance

Acari (Parasitiformes and Acariformes) From Mexico: Analysis of Their Geographical and Host Distribution in Rodentia (Cricetidae)

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