Martins Thiago F, Simons Simone M, Monteiro Caio, Chagas Haile D F, Carvalho Rafael A, Santana Arthur M, Barros-Battesti Darci M, de Oliveira Glauber M B, Costa-Junior Livio M, Labruna Marcelo B, Luz Hermes R
Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Department of Health, Pasteur Institute, São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil.
Exp Appl Acarol. 2025 May 21;95(1):2. doi: 10.1007/s10493-025-01025-7.
Hyperparasitism has been observed in soft and hard tick species around the world. In Brazil, the phenomenon of hyperparasitism has only been observed conspecifically in hard ticks of the genus Amblyomma. In the present study, we report unprecedented cases of hyperparasitism in soft and hard ticks. Conspecific hyperparasitism is reported for Ornithodoros fonsecai and Ornithodoros tabajara, while interspecific hyperparasitism is reported for Amblyomma sculptum on Rhipicephalus microplus.
世界各地的软蜱和硬蜱物种中均观察到了重寄生现象。在巴西，仅在钝缘蜱属的硬蜱中观察到同种重寄生现象。在本研究中，我们报告了软蜱和硬蜱中前所未有的重寄生案例。报告了丰塞卡钝缘蜱和塔氏钝缘蜱的同种重寄生情况，同时还报告了微小牛蜱上的刻点钝缘蜱的异种重寄生情况。
