Experimental infection of the bat tick Carios fonsecai (Acari: Ixodidae) with the rabies virus

Favoretto, Silvana Regina; Almeida, Marilene Fernandes de; Martorelli, Luzia Fátima Alves; Aires, Caroline C.; Labruna, Marcelo Bahia; Kataoka, Akihiro; Campos, Angélica Cristine de Almeida; Sacramento, D.; Durigon, Edison Luíz; Koprowski, Hilary

doi:10.1590/0037-8682-1673-2013

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“…Our report of C. kelleyi in Vermont and our finding that the adult tick likely had fed on a dog may be cause for some concern. The possibility that bat-biting ticks may transmit rabies virus has been assessed and found unlikely even when the virus was directly injected into the tick (Favoretto et al 2013 and references therein). However, spotted fever Rickettsia spp.…”

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Correction to: First Report of the Bat Tick Carios kelleyi (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae) From Vermont

2023

Journal of Medical Entomology

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The soft tick Carios kelleyi (Cooley and Kohls, 1941) is an ectoparasite of bats that can harbor bacteria known to cause disease in humans, such as Rickettsia spp., Bartonella spp., and relapsing fever Borrelia spp. Humantick encounters may occur when bats occupy attics or similar dwellings with access points to human-inhabited areas. During May 2021, a partially engorged adult female C. kelleyi was collected from a Vermont home with an attic that was being used as a roost by big brown bats, Eptesicus fuscus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). The source of the blood in the tick was the domestic dog, Canis lupus familiaris. Subsequently, eight C. kelleyi larvae were collected from a rescued E. fuscus adult. This is the first report of a soft tick species from Vermont and it is unknown how long C. kelleyi has been present in this state. Reports of C. kelleyi are on the rise across the northeastern United States but the implications for the health of humans, domestic animals, and bats in northern New England remain unclear. Bat management plans should consider the importance of bat exclusion in preventing tick encounters with members of the household and should include a tick monitoring component if bats are evicted.

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“…Thus, besides controlling ticks and tick-borne diseases by using chemical acaricides and vaccines, now presented with several challenges, studying the biology of tick vector-pathogen interactions, including the determination of vectors of de novo pathogens, is useful for prophylaxis [ 26 ]. Experimental inoculation of pathogens into ticks by needles or capillary tubes has been rather widely performed [ 8 , 17 , 22 ], and some studies succeeded in indicating pathogenesis and biology of hemocoel-inoculated ticks resemble those of ticks introduced via normal feeding [ 7 , 20 , 24 ]. Thus, intra-hemocoel inoculation method as we performed in the present study is a powerful tool for validation of interaction between pathogens and ticks, especially for a part of which is currently difficult through feeding of infected animals or artificial feeding techniques [ 11 ].…”

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The widely distributed hard tick, <i>Haemaphysalis longicornis</i>, can retain canine parvovirus, but not be infected in laboratory condition

Mori

Tanaka

Mochizuki

2015

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

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ABSTRACT. Ticks are known to transmit various pathogens, radically threatening humans and animals. Despite the close contact between ticks and viruses, our understanding on their interaction and biology is still lacking. The aim of this study was to experimentally assess the interaction between canine parvovirus (CPV) and a widely distributed hard tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis, in laboratory condition. After inoculation of CPV into the hemocoel of the ticks, polymerase chain reaction assay revealed that CPV persisted in inoculated unfed adult female ticks for 28 days. Canine parvovirus was recovered from the inoculated ticks using a cell culture, indicating that the virus retained intact in the ticks after inoculation, but significant positive reaction indicating virus infection was not detected in the tick organs by immunofluorescence antibody test using a monoclonal antibody. In the case of ticks inoculated with feline leukemia virus, the virus had shorter persistence in the ticks compared to CPV. These findings provide significant important information on the characteristic interaction of tick with non-tick-borne virus.

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First Report of the Bat Tick Carios kelleyi (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae) From Vermont, United States

Sullivan

Occi

Brennan

et al. 2022

Journal of Medical Entomology

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The soft tick Carios kelleyi (Cooley and Kohls, 1941) is an ectoparasite of bats that can harbor bacteria known to cause disease in humans, such as Rickettsia spp., Bartonella spp., and relapsing fever Borrelia spp. Human-tick encounters may occur when bats occupy attics or similar dwellings with access points to human-inhabited areas. During May 2021, a partially engorged adult female C. kelleyi was collected from a Vermont home with an attic that was being used as a roost by big brown bats, Eptesicus fuscus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). The source of the blood in the tick was the domestic dog, Canis lupus familiaris. Subsequently, eight C. kelleyi larvae were collected from a rescued E. fuscus adult. This is the first report of a soft tick species from Vermont and it is unknown how long C. kelleyi has been present in this state. Reports of C. kelleyi are on the rise across the northeastern United States but the implications for the health of humans, domestic animals, and bats in northern New England remain unclear. Bat management plans should consider the importance of bat exclusion in preventing tick encounters with members of the household and should include a tick monitoring component if bats are evicted.

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Experimental infection of the bat tick Carios fonsecai (Acari: Ixodidae) with the rabies virus

Cited by 3 publications

References 11 publications

Correction to: First Report of the Bat Tick Carios kelleyi (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae) From Vermont

Correction to: First Report of the Bat Tick Carios kelleyi (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae) From Vermont

The widely distributed hard tick, <i>Haemaphysalis longicornis</i>, can retain canine parvovirus, but not be infected in laboratory condition

First Report of the Bat Tick Carios kelleyi (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae) From Vermont, United States

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