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ArticleJournal of medical entomology2022

Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) and Associated Pathoge Collected From Domestic Animals and Vegetation in Stann Creek District, Southeastern Belize, Central America.

Suppaluck Polsomboon Nelson, Brian P Bourke, Razan Badr, John Tarpey, Laura Caicedo-Quiroga, Donovan Leiva, Marie Pott, Alvaro Cruz, Chien-Chung Chao, Nicole L Achee and 5 more

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Article in Journal of medical entomology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Suppaluck Polsomboon NelsonWalter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU), Smithsonian Institution, Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9478-0364
Brian P BourkeWalter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU), Smithsonian Institution, Museum Support Center, uitland, MD, USA.
Razan BadrLoyola University, New Orleans, LA, USA.
John TarpeyLoyola University, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Laura Caicedo-QuirogaWalter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU), Smithsonian Institution, Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD, USA.
Donovan LeivaBelize Vector and Ecology Center (BVEC), Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District, Belize.
Marie PottBelize Vector and Ecology Center (BVEC), Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District, Belize.
Alvaro CruzBelize Vector and Ecology Center (BVEC), Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District, Belize.ORCID 0000-0002-5979-893X
Chien-Chung ChaoViral and Rickettsial Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC), Silver Spring, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3567-3419
Nicole L AcheeDepartment of Biological Sciences, Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Galvin Life Science Center, Notre Dame, IN, USA.
John P GriecoDepartment of Biological Sciences, Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Galvin Life Science Center, Notre Dame, IN, USA.
Le JiangViral and Rickettsial Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC), Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Ju JiangViral and Rickettsial Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC), Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Christina M FarrisViral and Rickettsial Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC), Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Yvonne-Marie LintonWalter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU), Smithsonian Institution, Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Data on the prevalence and distribution of ticks and tick-borne diseases in Belize are lacking. Ticks (n = 564) collected from dogs, horses, and vegetation in two villages in Stann Creek District in southeastern Belize in 2018, were molecularly identified and screened for tick-borne nonviral human pathogens. The identity of 417 ticks was molecularly confirmed by DNA barcoding as Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille) (66.43%), Amblyomma ovale Koch (15.59%), Dermacentor nitens Neumann (11.51%), Amblyomma sp. ADB0528 (3.6%), and the remainder being small records (2.87%) of Amblyomma coelebs Neumann, Amblyomma imitator Kohls, Amblyomma tapirellum Dunn, Amblyomma auricularium Conil, and Amblyomma maculatum Koch. Individual tick extracts were screened for the presence of Rickettsia spp., Babesia spp., Babesia microti, Borrelia spp., Ehrlichia spp., and Anaplasma spp. using available conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays. Rickettsia parkeri strain Atlantic Rainforest was identified in five specimens of A. ovale, and one other unidentified tick, all collected from dogs. Another unidentified tick-also collected from a dog-tested positive for an undefined but previously detected Ehrlichia sp. With the exception of D. nitens, all eight other tick species identified in this study were collected on dogs, suggesting that dogs could be usefully employed as sentinel animals for tick surveillance in Belize.

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Dog DiseasesHorse DiseasesIxodidaeRhipicephalus sanguineusRickettsiaTick InfestationsAmblyommaAnimalsAnimals, DomesticBelizeDogsEhrlichiaHorsesHumansBelizeEhrlichiaRickettsiaticktick-borne pathogen

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