Associations between wild birds and hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Colombia

Martínez‐Sánchez, Estefani T.; Cardona‐Romero, Marelid; Ortíz‐Giraldo, Mateo; Tobón-Escobar, William David; López, Daniel Moreno; Ossa‐López, Paula A.; Pérez-Cárdenas, Jorge E.; Labruna, Marcelo B.; Rivera‐Páez, Fredy A.; Castaño‐Villa, Gabriel J.

doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101534

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“…No significant difference was observed in the abundance of ticks collected from birds during the months sampled. However, when comparing the mean abundance of ticks per family of bird, we found that in our study, it was higher than that obtained in the studies carried out by Cardona-Romero et al [ 29 ] and Martínez-Sanchez et al [ 76 ], also in Colombia ( Table 1 ). We believe that this is due to the characteristics of the study area, as they sampled areas with abundant levels of precipitation throughout the year and floodplain ecosystems.…”

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“…Although ticks are cosmopolitan, most are found mainly in warm climates [4,77]. It is worth mentioning that the greater interactions observed between ticks and rickettsia in Cardona-Romero et al [29] and Martínez-Sanchez et al [76] studies may be due to the fact that these were carried out in larger study areas, which included 8 to 11 localities, including elevations from 178 to 3845 m. Our study was carried out in an urban fragment of dry forest, surrounded by an urban matrix.…”

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Molecular Detection of Rickettsia and Other Bacteria in Ticks and Birds in an Urban Fragment of Tropical Dry Forest in Magdalena, Colombia

Rodriguez

Oviedo

Bautista

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Birds are important hosts in the life cycle of some species of ticks. In Colombia, there are few eco-epidemiological studies of tick-borne diseases; the existing ones have been focused on areas where unusual outbreaks have occurred. This study describes the identification of ticks collected from birds and vegetation, and the detection of bacteria in those ticks and in blood samples from birds in an urban fragment of tropical dry forest in the department of Magdalena, Colombia. Bird sampling was carried out monthly in 2021, and 367 birds, distributed among 41 species, were captured. All collected ticks were identified as Amblyomma sp. or Amblyomma dissimile. The presence of rickettsiae in ticks collected from birds was evaluated by molecular analysis of the gltA, ompA and sca1 genes. 16S rRNA meta-taxonomy was used to evaluate rickettsiae in ticks collected from vegetation and in blood samples from birds. The presence of the species “Candidatus Rickettsia colombianensi” was detected in ticks from birds. Bacteria of the family Rickettsiacea was the most abundant in ticks collected from vegetation. Bacteria of the families Staphylococcaceae, Comamonadaceae and Pseudomonadaceae were prevalent in the samples of blood from birds. Rickettsia spp. was also detected in low abundance in some of the bird blood samples.

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Molecular Detection of Rickettsia and Other Bacteria in Ticks and Birds in an Urban Fragment of Tropical Dry Forest in Magdalena, Colombia

Rodriguez

Oviedo

Bautista

et al. 2023

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“…En Colombia, los estudios de distribución se resumen en algunos registros aislados en los departamentos de Antioquia, Caldas, Chocó, Cundinamarca Córdoba, Guaviare Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Sucre, Tolima y Valle del Cauca Martínez-Sánchez et al, 2020;López, 1980; y en ambientes del Departamento de Cundinamarca-Colombia Paternina et al, 2009;Villar et al, 2000;Uribe et al, 2020;Ortiz-Giraldo et al, 2021).…”

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“…Los casos de parasitismo humano por esta especie son frecuentes, lo que implica un riesgo potencial dada su incriminación como vector de la bacteria Rickettsia parkeri cepa "Mata Atlântica" en portugués y "Atlantic Rainforest" en inglés (Nieri-Bastos et al, 2018) en Brasil (Szabó et ambientes del Departamento de Cundinamarca-Colombia al., 2013a) y al hallazgo de este patógeno en garrapatas (A. ovale) colectadas en Argentina, Belice, México, Nicaragua y Colombia (Romer et al, 2011;Lopes et al, 2016;Sánchez-Montes et al, 2019;Vogel et al, 2013;. Son limitados los estudios de esta especie en nuestro país y se resumen en algunos registros aislados en los departamentos de Antioquia, Caldas, Chocó, Cundinamarca Córdoba, Guaviare Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Sucre, Tolima y Valle del Cauca Martínez-Sánchez et al, 2020, López, 1981, Paternina et al, 2009Villar et al, 2000, Uribe et al, 2020, Ortiz-Giraldo et al, 2021.…”

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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Amblyomma ovale, comparative analyses and phylogenetic considerations

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A mi mami, a mis pomponios y a las garrapatas.12 hembras, 30 machos, 1 ninfa; Tolima: 1 macho; Santander: 1 hembra; Desconocido: 2 machos, 1 ninfa). Se realizaron salidas de campo en 22 municipios del departamento de Cundinamarca de cuatro provincias diferentes, donde fueron colectados 77 adultos de A. ovale (36 hembras, 41 machos) de 5 municipios (Altitud:459-1359 msnm), en caninos domésticos (n=22/155; 14%) con acceso a zonas boscosas. Se incluyeron 49 machos y 10 hembras (no ingurgitadas), procedentes de diferentes regiones del país, para análisis morfométrico. Adicionalmente, se obtuvieron larvas de una hembra ingurgitada A. ovale bajo condiciones de laboratorio y se obtuvieron algunas variables biológicas relacionadas.Finalmente, se confirmó la identificación a través de herramientas moleculares para los genes mitocondriales 16S rDNA (99%), donde se evidenció un agrupamiento de las

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“…All these ixodid species can feed on avian hosts. Furthermore, although birds are unusual hosts for R. sanguineus [ 77 ], the bird delivery of this tick species has not been excluded [ 78 ], while wild birds play a not secondary role in the biology of A. ovale [ 79 ].…”

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Potential Role of Birds in the Epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii, Coxiella-like Agents and Hepatozoon spp.

Ebani

Mancianti

2022

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Birds may be involved in the epidemiology of infectious and/or parasitic diseases which affect mammals, including humans. Q fever, caused by Coxiella burnetii, is an important zoonosis causing economic losses mainly due to pathologies induced in ruminants. Even though birds are known to be potential reservoirs of C. burnetii, their role in the epidemiological cycle of the pathogen is not completely verified. In recent years, new bacteria identified as Coxiella-like agents, have been detected in birds affected by different pathologies; the potential role of these bacteria as pathogens for mammals is not currently known. Hepatozoon spp. are haemoprotozoa, causing arthropod borne affections within several vertebrate classes. The infection of vertebrate host develops after ingestion of the arthropod final hosts containing oocysts; different tissues and blood cells are then colonized by other parasite stages, such as merozoites and gamonts. In avian hosts, there are several recognized Hepatozoon species; however, their life cycle and pathogenicity have not been fully elucidated. Referring to a carrier role by avian species and their ticks in the epidemiology of canine hepatozoonosis, the only clinically relevant affection caused by this parasite genus, they would act as carriers of infected ticks and, when Hepatozoon americanum is involved, as paratenic hosts, as well.

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Associations between wild birds and hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Colombia

Cited by 16 publications

References 47 publications

Molecular Detection of Rickettsia and Other Bacteria in Ticks and Birds in an Urban Fragment of Tropical Dry Forest in Magdalena, Colombia

Molecular Detection of Rickettsia and Other Bacteria in Ticks and Birds in an Urban Fragment of Tropical Dry Forest in Magdalena, Colombia

Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Amblyomma ovale, comparative analyses and phylogenetic considerations

Potential Role of Birds in the Epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii, Coxiella-like Agents and Hepatozoon spp.

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