Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in wild animals treated at the Federal University of Lavras, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Abstract

Ticks have a great diversity of hosts, many of which are still being discovered. These parasites may be responsible for the transmission of several pathogens to animals and humans. For this reason, knowledge on tick species and their hosts is essential for planning actions in public health and fauna conservation. From February 2018 to July 2019, ticks found in animals treated at the Wild Animal Clinic of the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA) were surveyed. Animals came from nine municipalities at the southern region of Minas Gerais State, all close to the municipality of Lavras. During veterinary procedures the animals were inspected, and tick specimens were removed from the hosts’ skins with the help of tweezers, and posteriorly identified. One hundred and three specimens of ticks were removed from the hosts and allocated in five species of Amblyomma Koch, 1844 (Ixodidae) [A. nodosum (Neumann, 1899), A. sculptum Berlese, 1888, A. aureolatum (Pallas, 1772), A. calcaratum Neumann, 1899, and A. ovale (Koch, 1844)] and one of Rhipicephalus Latreille, 1806 [R. (Boophilus) microplus (Canestrini, 1888)]. Ticks were collected from: Cariama cristata (Linnaeus, 1766) (Cariamidae); Cerdocyon thous Linnaeus, 1766 and Chrysocyon brachyurus Illiger,1815 (Canidae); Leopardus pardalis Linnaeus, 1758 (Felidae); Mazama gouazoubira Fischer, 1814 (Cervidae); Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758 (Myrmecophagidae); Sphiggurus villosus (F. Cuvier, 1823) (Erethizontidae). In this study no new parasite-host relationships were found, however, wild animals can be vectors of important diseases, and monitoring the occurrence of ectoparasites in wildlife is a significant step in public health policies.

SIBAC (Simpósio Brasileiro de Acarologia) em tempos de conectividade

“…No total, 21 trabalhos foram submetidos, dos quais 16 foram publicados durante os dias do evento; outros cinco estão em processo de avaliação pela revista. Os trabalhos aceitos por ambos (comissão científica do SIBAC e editoria da Entomological Communications) foram pertencentes as seguintes áreas da acarologia: Acarologia agrícola e florestal (Noronha et al 2021;Sousa Neto et al 2021); Acarologia básica e ecologia (Barbosa et al 2021;Hernandes 2021;Jiménez et al 2021;Pedroso et al 2021;Revelo-Tobar et al 2021); Acarologia médicoveterinária (Arbex et al 2021;Bassini-Silva et al 2021;Beltrame et al 2021;Castro-Santiago et al 2021;Jacinavicius et al 2021a;Santos-Rodrigues et al 2021;Takatsu et al 2021a;.…”