ArticleTransboundary and emerging diseases2025
Diversity of Ticks in the Caribbean Region and Detection of Their Pathogens Using BioMark Technology.
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- Bloodmeal analysis via COI-targeted DNA capture and enrichment identifies non-cattle hosts of Amblyomma variegatum on St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.Parasites & vectors · 2026Article
- Diversity of Ticks in the Caribbean Region and Detection of Their Pathogens Using BioMark Technology.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Ticks and the pathogens they transmit are widespread in Caribbean animal populations. There is; however, limited information on the diversity of ticks and tick-borne pathogens (TTBPs) in the region. This study aims to identify TTBPs across multiple Caribbean countries using a high-throughput real-time microfluidic PCR system. Methods: Six Caribbean territories: Barbados, Guyana, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, Tobago and Trinidad were targeted in this study. Nucleic acids were extracted from individual ticks, and a high-throughput microfluidic real-time PCR system was used to screen for 49 bacterial species (10 genera) and 18 protozoan species (six genera). Five tick species were detected using morphological or molecular techniques. Results: A total of 840 ticks were tested from 155 dogs and 111 cattle. Morphological and molecular diagnostic methods detected five tick species: Conclusion: The high diversity of pathogens detected in this study, with some being of veterinary and public health importance, highlights the strength of the high-throughput microfluidic real-time PCR system as a surveillance tool for the efficient and rapid detection of tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) of veterinary, public health and economic significance in the Caribbean.
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