Molecular detection of pathogens in ticks associated with domestic animals from the Colombian Caribbean region

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

“…As in our study, Cotes-Perdomo et al [ 71 , 73 ] and Santodomingo et al [ 40 ] reported A. dissimile in ticks present in the tropical dry forest in the departments of Cesar, La Guajira and Magdalena, Colombia. However, the tick stages found in their study were adults and nymphs, unlike our study, where the vast majority were larvae and a few nymphs, which could be related to the habits of the host birds.…”

New hard tick (Acari: Ixodidae) reports and detection of Rickettsia in ticks from Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia

“…In Colombia, A. mixtum has been reported in the regions of Antioquia, Arauca, Caldas, Casanare, Córdoba and Meta (Rivera-Páez et al 2016 , 2018 ; Acevedo-Gutiérrez et al 2021 ). For the Magdalena region, Santodomingo et al ( 2019 ) and Cotes-Perdomo et al ( 2020 ), made reports of A. mixtum in domestic animals mainly in tropical dry forest matrices and at altitudes below 700 masl. This study reports the presence of A. mixtum at altitudes of 1000 masl at the SNSM.…”

“…Tick richness in Colombia is represented by 42 species: Amblyomma (26), Ixodes (10), Haemaphysalis (2), Dermacentor (2) and Rhipicephalus (2) (Rivera-Páez et al 2018 ; Ortíz-Giraldo et al 2021 ; Benavides-Montaño et al 2022 ; Guglielmone et al 2023 ). In lower regions of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (SNSM) Ixodid species such as Amblyomma dissimile , Amblyomma mixtum , Amblyomma parvum , Rhipicephalus sanguineus , Rhipicephalus microplus and Dermacentor nitens have been reported associated with domestic animals, amphibians and reptiles (Santodomingo et al 2018 , 2019 ; Cotes-Perdomo et al 2020 ).…”

“…have been reported, detected in humans, rodents and ticks, including, Candidatus Rickettsia asemboensis, Candidatus Rickettsia colombianensi, Candidatus Rickettsia senegalensis, Candidatus Rickettsia tarasevichiae, Rickettsia amblyommatis , Rickettsia bellii , Rickettsia canadensis , Rickettsia felis , Rickettsia monacensis , Rickettsia parkeri , Rickettsia prowazekii , Rickettsia rickettsii , Rickettsia rhipicephali and Rickettsia tamurae (Quintero et al 2013 , 2017 ; Miranda and Mattar 2014 ; Faccini-Martínez et al 2015 , 2016 ; Cardona-Romero et al 2020 ; Miranda et al 2020 ; Martínez-Sánchez et al 2021 ; Díaz et al 2023 ). Within the SNSM there are reports of Rickettsia species in Guajira, Magdalena and Cesar regions, specifically of Candidatus R. colombianensi, R. rhipicephali , R. monacensis and R. belli , detected in ticks collected in domestic animals, reptiles and birds (Santodomingo et al 2018 , 2019 ; Cotes-Perdomo et al 2020 ; Rodriguez et al 2023 ). However, these reports have only been made in tropical dry forest ecosystems and at altitudes below 600 m above sea level (masl).…”

“…However, these reports have only been made in tropical dry forest ecosystems and at altitudes below 600 m above sea level (masl). Despite Babesia, Anaplasma and Ehrlichia have also been detected from ticks and domestic animals in the area, there are still few studies investigating the presence and distribution of ticks in the Caribbean, including the SNSM, despite its potential epidemiological importance (Cotes-Perdomo et al 2018 , 2020 ; Santodomingo et al 2018 , 2019 ; Pesapane et al 2019 ).…”