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- Title
Molecular Detection of Kinetoplastid Species in Ticks and Fleas Associated with Dogs and Humans in Mexico.
- Authors
Zazueta-Islas, Héctor M.; Salceda-Sánchez, Beatriz; Huerta-Jiménez, Herón; Miranda-Caballero, Carlos I.; Solis-Cortés, Marlene; de la Cruz-Pacheco, Yaretzi; Luquín-García, Ana Cristina; Mondragon-Peña, Laura V.; Reyes-Hernández, Jair; Bravo-Ramos, José L.; Sánchez-Otero, María-Guadalupe; Huerta-Peña, Javier C.; Hernández-Herrera, Rosa I.; San Martin-del Angel, Pablo; Roque, André Luiz Rodrigues; Rodríguez-Moreno, Ángel; Sánchez-Cordero, Víctor; Rodríguez Martínez, Héctor Abelardo; Grostieta, Estefania; Becker, Ingeborg
- Abstract
The Trypanosomatidae family encompasses around 24 genera of unicellular protozoans, many of which are transmitted by various hematophagous arthropods, particularly members of the Orders Diptera and Hemiptera. Fleas and ticks—an understudied group of ectoparasites—have been shown to be hosts of a wide and crescent variety of trypanosomatid species. Further, fleas and ticks of companion animals have been particularly neglected in trypanosomatid surveillance despite the proximity to human populations and the anthropophagous habits of many of these arthropods, which can potentially act as vectors of zoonotic trypanosomatids. We aimed to identify the presence, characterize the species, and establish the prevalence of Kinetoplastids, including members of the Trypanosomatidae family, in ectoparasites collected from dogs and humans from Mexico. A total of 537 ectoparasite specimens belonging to six ectoparasite taxa (Amblyomma mixtum, A. tenellum, Ctenocephalides felis felis, Pulex simulans, Rhipicephalus linnaei, and Rh. sanguineus s.s.) were collected from 15 States of Mexico. An 800 bp fragment of the 18S-rDNA gene from kinetoplastids was amplified and sequenced. The presence of two agents (Trypanosoma caninum and Parabodo sp.) was detected in R. linnaei ticks and one (Blechomonas lauriereadi) in the cat flea Ct. felis felis. This is the first record of genetic material of kinetoplastid species in ectoparasites from dogs and humans in Mexico.
- Subjects
CAT flea; BROWN dog tick; PROTOZOA; PETS; SPECIES; TICKS
- Publication
Pathogens, 2024, Vol 13, Issue 12, p1072
- ISSN
2076-0817
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.3390/pathogens13121072