Ixodid ticks in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from Romania

Dumitrache, MO; D’Amico, Gianluca; Matei, IA; Ionică, Angela Monica; Gherman, CM; Barabási, Sándor Sikó; Ionescu, Dan Traian; Oltean, Miruna; Balea, Anamaria; Ilea, IC; Sándor, Attila D.; Mihalca, AD

doi:10.1186/1756-3305-7-s1-p1

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“…So far, with the exception of one human case, all reports of subcutaneous ticks are from studies on canids, with high local prevalence in red foxes [ 7 , 8 ]. The vast majority of these reports refer to ticks of the genus Ixodes (Table 1 ), but this may be related to the more common occurrence of these ticks in red foxes [ 10 , 11 ].…”

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Subcutaneous ticks: a first report in a golden jackal, and their absence in non-canid carnivores

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Background Ticks are hematophagous arthropods which normally attach to the surface of the host’s skin. Their aberrant presence in the subcutaneous tissue of a few carnivores, predominantly foxes, has been reported. However, there have been no reports of this phenomenon in other carnivores such as mustelids or golden jackals. Our aim was to investigate the host spectrum for this aberrant localization of ticks. Methods Between 2015 and 2020, a total of 198 carcasses of 12 species of carnivore were examined by parasitological necropsy. When a subcutaneous tick was found, the nodule was removed, carefully dissected, and stored in ethanol. The morphological identification of the subcutaneous tick was carried out to species level. Results A single subcutaneous tick was found in one carcass, that of a golden jackal (Canis aureus). The tick was identified as a female Ixodes ricinus. All the other carcasses were negative for the presence of subcutaneous ticks. Conclusion To our knowledge, this is the first report of a subcutaneous tick in a golden jackal. This finding broadens the host spectrum of subcutaneous ticks, and reinforces the idea that, among carnivores, this phenomenon only occurs in canids.

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Subcutaneous ticks: a first report in a golden jackal, and their absence in non-canid carnivores

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“…What is clear at the moment is that so far, with the exception of one human case, all other reports originate from canids, with high local prevalence in red foxes [7,8]. The vast majority of these reports refer to ticks of genus Ixodes (Table 1) but this may also be related to the more common occurrence of these ticks in red foxes [10,11].…”

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Subcutaneous ticks: first report in a golden jackal and further proof for the negativity of non-canid carnivores

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Ionică

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Background: Ticks are hematophagous arthropods which normally attach to the surface of the skin of the host for the blood meal. Their aberrant presence in the subcutaneous tissue of few carnivores, predominantly foxes has been reported. However, there are no reports in other carnivores such as mustelids or golden jackals. Our aim was to investigate and broaden the host spectrum for this aberrant localization of ticks.Methods: Between 2015 and 2020, 198 carnivore carcasses from 12 species have been examined by parasitological necropsy. If subcutaneous ticks were found, the nodules were removed, carefully dissected, and stored in ethanol. The identification of the subcutaneous ticks was carried out at the species level.Results: A single subcutaneous tick was found in one sample, a golden jackal and was identified as a female Ixodes ricinus. All other carcasses were negative for subcutaneous ticks.Conclusion: The present paper represents the first report of a subcutaneous tick in a golden jackal (Canis aureus), extends the host spectrum of this unusual phenomenon and demonstrates to date its presence only in canid carnivores.

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“…So far, with the exception of one human case, all other reports originate from canids, with high local prevalence in red foxes [7,8]. The vast majority of these reports refer to ticks of the genus Ixodes (Table 1) but this may also be related to the more common occurrence of these ticks in red foxes [10,11].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Subcutaneous ticks: first report in a golden jackal and their absence in non-canid carnivores

Mechouk

Deak

Ionică

et al. 2020

Preprint

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Background: Ticks are hematophagous arthropods which normally attach to the surface of the skin of the host. Their aberrant presence in the subcutaneous tissue of a few carnivores, predominantly foxes has been reported. However, there are no reports in other carnivores such as mustelids or golden jackals. Our aim was to investigate and broaden the host spectrum for this aberrant localization of ticks.Methods: Between 2015 and 2020, 198 carnivore carcasses from 12 species were examined by parasitological necropsy. When subcutaneous ticks were found, the nodules were removed, carefully dissected, and stored in ethanol. The morphological identification of the subcutaneous ticks was carried out to the species level.Results: A single subcutaneous tick was found in one carcass, a golden jackal. The tick was identified as a female Ixodes ricinus. All the other carcasses were negative for the presence of subcutaneous ticks.Conclusion: The present paper represents the first report of a subcutaneous tick in a golden jackal (Canis aureus), extends the host spectrum for this unusual phenomenon and demonstrates its presence only in canids among carnivores.

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Ixodid ticks in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from Romania

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Subcutaneous ticks: a first report in a golden jackal, and their absence in non-canid carnivores

Subcutaneous ticks: a first report in a golden jackal, and their absence in non-canid carnivores

Subcutaneous ticks: first report in a golden jackal and further proof for the negativity of non-canid carnivores

Subcutaneous ticks: first report in a golden jackal and their absence in non-canid carnivores

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