Departamento de Patologia, Curso de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brazil.
Departamento Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports. 2020 Jul;21:100413. doi: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2020.100413. Epub 2020 May 22.
The Brazilian state of Maranhão is located in a transition area of the Amazon and Cerrado biomes, where there is a rich fauna of vertebrates. This study aimed to update the list of the ticks occurring in Maranhão, through a compilation of literature records and examination of three tick collections, plus the addition of unpublished collections of ticks from road-killed animals during recent years. Our results indicate that the tick fauna of Maranhão includes 26 species: seven in the family Argasidae (Antricola guglielmonei, Argas miniatus, Ornithodoros cavernicolous, Ornithodoros hasei, Ornithodoros mimon, Ornithodoros rietcorreai and Ornithodoros rudis); and 19 in the family Ixodidae (Amblyomma auricularium-provisional, Amblyomma cajennense sensu stricto, Amblyomma calcaratum, Amblyomma dissimile, Amblyomma geayi, Amblyomma longirostre, Amblyomma naponense, Amblyomma nodosum, Amblyomma oblongoguttatum, Amblyomma ovale, Amblyomma parvum, Amblyomma rotundatum, Amblyomma sculptum, Amblyomma triste, Dermacentor nitens, Ixodes luciae, Haemaphysalis juxtakochi, Rhipicephalus microplus, and Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato). Eleven of the above species are reported for the first time in Maranhão. We consider previous reports of Ornithodoros talaje and Amblyomma pseudoconcolor in Maranhão as misidentification with O. hasei and A. auricularium, respectively. Until 1958, only 11 tick species were reported in Maranhão, with no additional reports until 2009. During 2010-2019, 15 additional species were reported. We also highlight the importance of ticks for public and veterinary health in Maranhão.
巴西马拉尼昂州位于亚马逊和塞拉多生物群落的过渡区，那里有丰富的脊椎动物动物群。本研究旨在通过文献记录的汇编和对三个蜱虫收集物的检查，以及最近几年对公路上死亡动物的蜱虫未发表收集物的补充，更新发生在马拉尼昂州的蜱虫名录。我们的结果表明，马拉尼昂州的蜱虫区系包括 26 种：隶属于 3 科的 7 种（Antricola guglielmonei、Argas miniatus、Ornithodoros cavernicolous、Ornithodoros hasei、Ornithodoros mimon、Ornithodoros rietcorreai 和 Ornithodoros rudis）和 19 种属蜱科（Amblyomma auricularium-provisional、Amblyomma cajennense sensu stricto、Amblyomma calcaratum、Amblyomma dissimile、Amblyomma geayi、Amblyomma longirostre、Amblyomma naponense、Amblyomma nodosum、Amblyomma oblongoguttatum、Amblyomma ovalle、Amblyomma parvum、Amblyomma rotundatum、Amblyomma sculptum、Amblyomma triste、Dermacentor nitens、Ixodes luciae、Haemaphysalis juxtakochi、Rhipicephalus microplus 和 Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato）。上述 11 种物种均为马拉尼昂州首次报道。我们认为以前在马拉尼昂州报道的 Ornithodoros talaje 和 Amblyomma pseudoconcolor 是与 O. hasei 和 A. auricularium 的错误鉴定。1958 年之前，马拉尼昂州仅报告了 11 种蜱虫，直到 2009 年才再次报告。2010 年至 2019 年期间，又报告了 15 种。我们还强调了蜱虫在马拉尼昂州公共卫生和兽医卫生方面的重要性。
