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BACKGROUND: Ticks are obligate hematophagous ectoparasites involved in transmitting viruses of public health importance. The objective of this work was to identify the Jingmen tick virus in hard ticks from the Colombian Caribbean, an arbovirus of importance for public health. METHODS: Ticks were collected in rural areas of Córdoba and Cesar, Colombia. Taxonomic identification of ticks was carried out, and pools of 13 individuals were formed. RNA extraction was performed. Library preparation was performed with the MGIEasy kit, and next-generation sequencing (NGS) with MGI equipment. Bioinformatic analyses and taxonomic assignments were performed using the Galaxy platform, and phylogenetic analyses were done using IQ-TREE2. RESULTS: A total of 766 ticks were collected, of which 87.33% (669/766) were Rhipicephalus microplus, 5.4% (42/766) Dermacentor nitens, 4.2% (32/766) Rhipicephalus linnaei, and 3.0% (23/766) Amblyomma dissimile. Complete and partial segments 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) were detected in the metatranscriptome of the species R. microplus, D. nitens, and A. dissimile. The JMTVs detected are phylogenetically related to JMTVs detected in Aedes albopictus in France, JMTVs detected in R. microplus in Trinidad and Tobago, JMTVs in R. microplus and A. variegatum in the French Antilles, and JMTVs detected in R. microplus in Colombia. Interestingly, our sequences clustered closely with JMTV detected in humans from Kosovo. CONCLUSIONS: JMTV was detected in R. microplus, D. nitens, and A. dissimile. JMTV could pose a risk to humans. Therefore, it is vital to establish epidemiological surveillance measures to better understand the possible role of JMTV in tropical diseases.
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Arbovirus , Ixodidae , Filogenia , Animales , Colombia/epidemiología , Ixodidae/virología , Ixodidae/clasificación , Arbovirus/genética , Arbovirus/aislamiento & purificación , Arbovirus/clasificación , Región del Caribe , Femenino , Masculino , Salud Pública , Secuenciación de Nucleótidos de Alto Rendimiento , Rhipicephalus/virología , Rhipicephalus/clasificación , Humanos , Amblyomma/virología , Dermacentor/virologíaRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Some tick species are invasive and of high consequence to public and veterinary health. Socioeconomic development of rural parts of the USA was enabled partly through the eradication by 1943 of cattle fever ticks (CFT, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus and R. (B.) microplus). The southern cattle fever ticks (SCFT, R. (B.) microplus) remain a real and present threat to the USA animal agriculture because they are established in Mexico. Livestock-wildlife interactions in the Permanent Quarantine Zone (PQZ) established by the century-old Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Programme (CFTEP) in south Texas endanger its operations. METHODS: We describe a spatially-explicit, individual-based model that simulates interactions between cattle, white-tailed deer (WTD, Odocoileus virginianus), and nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) to assess the risk for SCFT infestations across the pathogenic landscape in the PQZ and beyond. We also investigate the potential role of nilgai in sustaining SCFT populations by simulating various hypothetical infestation and eradication scenarios. RESULTS: All infestation scenarios resulted in a phase transition from a relatively small proportion of the ranch infested to almost the entire ranch infested coinciding with the typical period of autumn increases in off-host tick larvae. Results of eradication scenarios suggest that elimination of all on-host ticks on cattle, WTD, or nilgai would have virtually no effect on the proportion of the ranch infested or on the proportions of different tick habitat types infested; the entire ranch would remain infested. If all on-host ticks were eliminated on cattle and WTD, WTD and nilgai, or cattle and nilgai, the proportions of the ranch infested occasionally would drop to 0.6, 0.6 and 0.2, respectively. Differences in proportions of the ranch infested from year to year were due to primarily to differences in winter weather conditions, whereas infestation differences among tick habitat types were due primarily to habitat use preferences of hosts. CONCLUSIONS: Infestations in nilgai augment SCFT refugia enabled by WTD and promote pest persistence across the landscape and cattle parasitism. Our study documented the utility of enhanced biosurveillance using simulation tools to mitigate risk and enhance operations of area-wide tick management programmes like the CFTEP through integrated tactics for SCFT suppression.
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Animales Salvajes/parasitología , Enfermedades de los Bovinos/parasitología , Rhipicephalus/fisiología , Infestaciones por Garrapatas/veterinaria , Animales , Biovigilancia , Bovinos , Ciervos/parasitología , Especies Introducidas/estadística & datos numéricos , Ganado/parasitología , México , Rhipicephalus/clasificación , Rhipicephalus/genética , Estaciones del Año , Análisis Espacio-Temporal , Texas , Infestaciones por Garrapatas/parasitologíaRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: The brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu stricto) is reputed to be the most widespread tick of domestic dogs worldwide and has also been implicated in the transmission of many pathogens to dogs and humans. For more than two centuries, Rh. sanguineus (s.s.) was regarded as a single taxon, even considering its poor original description and the inexistence of a type specimen. However, genetic and crossbreeding experiments have indicated the existence of at least two distinct taxa within this name: the so-called "temperate" and "tropical" lineages of Rh. sanguineus (sensu lato). Recent genetic studies have also demonstrated the existence of additional lineages of Rh. sanguineus (s.l.) in Europe and Asia. Herein, we assessed the biological compatibility between two lineages of Rh. sanguineus (s.l.) found in southern Europe, namely Rhipicephalus sp. I (from Italy) and Rhipicephalus sp. II (from Portugal). METHODS: Ticks morphologically identified as Rh. sanguineus (s.l.) were collected in southern Portugal and southern Italy. Tick colonies were established and crossbreeding experiments conducted. Morphological, biological and genetic analyses were conducted. RESULTS: Crossbreeding experiments confirmed that ticks from the two studied lineages were able to mate and generate fertile hybrids. Hybrid adult ticks always presented the same genotype of the mother, confirming maternal inheritance of mtDNA. However, larvae and nymphs originated from Rhipicephalus sp. I females presented mtDNA genotype of either Rhipicephalus sp. I or Rhipicephalus sp. II, suggesting the occurrence of paternal inheritance or mitochondrial heteroplasmy. While biologically compatible, these lineages are distinct genetically and phenotypically. CONCLUSIONS: The temperate lineages of Rh. sanguineus (s.l.) studied herein are biologically compatible and genetic data obtained from both pure and hybrid lines indicate the occurrence of paternal inheritance or mitochondrial heteroplasmy. This study opens new research avenues and raises question regarding the usefulness of genetic data and crossbreeding experiments as criteria for the definition of cryptic species in ticks.
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Enfermedades de los Perros/parasitología , Variación Genética , Rhipicephalus sanguineus/genética , Rhipicephalus/clasificación , Infestaciones por Garrapatas/veterinaria , Animales , ADN Mitocondrial , Enfermedades de los Perros/epidemiología , Perros , Europa (Continente) , Femenino , Hibridación Genética , Ninfa/genética , Ninfa/fisiología , Herencia Paterna/genética , Fenotipo , Filogenia , Portugal , Rhipicephalus/genética , Rhipicephalus sanguineus/clasificación , Análisis de Secuencia de ADN , Infestaciones por Garrapatas/epidemiología , Infestaciones por Garrapatas/parasitologíaRESUMEN
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus infestation is responsible for significant economic losses in cattle industry. The use of acaricides at strategic times and selection of resistant animals can minimize economic losses. This study aimed to determine the anatomical distribution and population dynamics of R. microplus in the municipality of Óleo, state of São Paulo. This study was conducted using eight male cattle, crossbred zebu-taurine (in accordance with the regional herd). Female R. (B.) microplus, greater than 4 mm, present in the right side of the animals were counted between April 2012 and March 2013. The highest tick number per animal was noted in October (128.25), and the lowest in April (35.5), with three infestation peaks during the study, in May, October, and December, which were influenced by the minimum and maximum mean temperature and rainfall. Among the cranio-caudal regions (anterior,median, and posterior), the posterior had the highest mean tick number, and the anterior had the lowest. The minimum temperature, rainfall, and solar radiation interfered with infestation of dorsoventral regions: in cold months, the lowest infestations were found in the mixed area (ear and tail); in the warm months, in the high region (head, neck, upper ribs, flank, and rump). The lower region (dewlap, cranial limb, lower ribs, abdomen, prepuce, scrotum, and lower limb) always had the highest mean tick number.The tick numbers of the caudal limb and crotch showed strong correlation with the total tick number (+ 0.88 and + 0.70, respectively). These data, grouped according to median, posterior, and crotch regions, showed a stronger correlation with the total tick number (+ 0.96, + 0.90, and + 0.70, respectively).(AU)
A infestação pelo Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus é responsável por significativas perdas econômicas na pecuária bovina. O uso de acaricidas de forma estratégica e a seleção de animais mais resistentes podem minimizar os prejuízos econômicos. O objetivo deste estudo foi determinar a distribuição anatômica e a dinâmica populacional do carrapato em bovinos do município de Óleo, SP. O estudo foi conduzido com 08 bovinos machos, mestiços zebu-taurino (conforme rebanho regional). Foram contadas as fêmeas de R. (B.) microplus, maiores que 4 mm, existentes no lado direito do animal, a cada 4 semanas, no período entre abril de 2012 e março de 2013. Obteve-se o maior número de carrapatos por animal em outubro (128,25), e o menor em abril (35,5), com a existência de três picos de infestação, sendo eles nos meses de maio, outubro e dezembro. Verificou-se a existência de três gerações anuais de carrapatos, que foram influenciadas pela precipitação pluviométrica e temperatura média, mínima e máxima. Das regiões Crânio-caudal (anterior, mediana e posterior), a posterior obteve o maior número médio de carrapatos e a anterior o menor. A temperatura mínima, a pluviosidade e a radiação solar interferiram nas infestações das regiões Dorso-ventral, nos meses frios, as menores infestações foram encontradas na área mista (orelha e cauda) e nos meses quentes na alta (cabeça, pescoço, costado alto, flanco e garupa). A região baixa (barbela, membro cranial, costado baixo, ventre,prepúcio, membro caudal e bolsa escrotal) se manteve sempre com a maior média. Das diferentes regiões anatômicas estabelecidas, o número de carrapatos do membro caudal e entrepernas mostraram ter forte correlação com o total, + 0,88 e + 0,70, respectivamente. Esses mesmos dados, agrupados segundo regiões previamente estabelecidas, obtiveram correlação mais forte com o total de carrapatos, sendo + 0,96 (mediana), + 0,90 (posterior) e + 0,70 (entrepernas).(AU)
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Animales , Bovinos , Rhipicephalus/clasificación , Rhipicephalus/crecimiento & desarrollo , Dinámica Poblacional , Bovinos/parasitologíaRESUMEN
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus infestation is responsible for significant economic losses in cattle industry. The use of acaricides at strategic times and selection of resistant animals can minimize economic losses. This study aimed to determine the anatomical distribution and population dynamics of R. microplus in the municipality of Óleo, state of São Paulo. This study was conducted using eight male cattle, crossbred zebu-taurine (in accordance with the regional herd). Female R. (B.) microplus, greater than 4 mm, present in the right side of the animals were counted between April 2012 and March 2013. The highest tick number per animal was noted in October (128.25), and the lowest in April (35.5), with three infestation peaks during the study, in May, October, and December, which were influenced by the minimum and maximum mean temperature and rainfall. Among the cranio-caudal regions (anterior,median, and posterior), the posterior had the highest mean tick number, and the anterior had the lowest. The minimum temperature, rainfall, and solar radiation interfered with infestation of dorsoventral regions: in cold months, the lowest infestations were found in the mixed area (ear and tail); in the warm months, in the high region (head, neck, upper ribs, flank, and rump). The lower region (dewlap, cranial limb, lower ribs, abdomen, prepuce, scrotum, and lower limb) always had the highest mean tick number.The tick numbers of the caudal limb and crotch showed strong correlation with the total tick number (+ 0.88 and + 0.70, respectively). These data, grouped according to median, posterior, and crotch regions, showed a stronger correlation with the total tick number (+ 0.96, + 0.90, and + 0.70, respectively).
A infestação pelo Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus é responsável por significativas perdas econômicas na pecuária bovina. O uso de acaricidas de forma estratégica e a seleção de animais mais resistentes podem minimizar os prejuízos econômicos. O objetivo deste estudo foi determinar a distribuição anatômica e a dinâmica populacional do carrapato em bovinos do município de Óleo, SP. O estudo foi conduzido com 08 bovinos machos, mestiços zebu-taurino (conforme rebanho regional). Foram contadas as fêmeas de R. (B.) microplus, maiores que 4 mm, existentes no lado direito do animal, a cada 4 semanas, no período entre abril de 2012 e março de 2013. Obteve-se o maior número de carrapatos por animal em outubro (128,25), e o menor em abril (35,5), com a existência de três picos de infestação, sendo eles nos meses de maio, outubro e dezembro. Verificou-se a existência de três gerações anuais de carrapatos, que foram influenciadas pela precipitação pluviométrica e temperatura média, mínima e máxima. Das regiões Crânio-caudal (anterior, mediana e posterior), a posterior obteve o maior número médio de carrapatos e a anterior o menor. A temperatura mínima, a pluviosidade e a radiação solar interferiram nas infestações das regiões Dorso-ventral, nos meses frios, as menores infestações foram encontradas na área mista (orelha e cauda) e nos meses quentes na alta (cabeça, pescoço, costado alto, flanco e garupa). A região baixa (barbela, membro cranial, costado baixo, ventre,prepúcio, membro caudal e bolsa escrotal) se manteve sempre com a maior média. Das diferentes regiões anatômicas estabelecidas, o número de carrapatos do membro caudal e entrepernas mostraram ter forte correlação com o total, + 0,88 e + 0,70, respectivamente. Esses mesmos dados, agrupados segundo regiões previamente estabelecidas, obtiveram correlação mais forte com o total de carrapatos, sendo + 0,96 (mediana), + 0,90 (posterior) e + 0,70 (entrepernas).
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Animales , Bovinos , Rhipicephalus/clasificación , Rhipicephalus/crecimiento & desarrollo , Bovinos/parasitología , Dinámica PoblacionalRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: The taxonomic status of the brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu stricto) is a subject of on-going debate; there is a consensus that populations of this tick species should be referred to as R. sanguineus (sensu lato) until its taxonomic status is resolved. Recent genetic studies revealed the existence of more than one lineage of R. sanguineus (s.l.) in temperate countries. In this study, we assessed the genetic identity of ticks collected from rural dogs living in several areas located in all major geographical regions of Portugal. METHODS: A total of 347 ticks were collected from rural dogs living in different regions of Portugal. These ticks were morphologically identified and partial mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene sequences (~300 bp) were obtained from representative specimens. RESULTS: The ticks were morphologically identified as Ixodes ricinus (seven males and 27 females), Rhipicephalus bursa (one male), Rhipicephalus pusillus (one female) and R. sanguineus (s.l.) (two larvae, 101 nymphs, 108 males and 100 females). Partial mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene sequences were obtained from 58 R. sanguineus (s.l.) specimens, and all of them were genetically identified as belonging to the so-called temperate lineage of R. sanguineus (s.l.) CONCLUSIONS: These results strongly suggest that the temperate species of R. sanguineus (s.l.) is the only representative of this tick group found on dogs in Portugal. It also adds weight to the hypothesis that Rhipicephalus turanicus is not present in this country, although further investigations are necessary to confirm this.
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Enfermedades de los Perros/parasitología , Rhipicephalus sanguineus/genética , Infestaciones por Garrapatas/veterinaria , Animales , Enfermedades de los Perros/epidemiología , Perros/parasitología , Femenino , Ixodes/clasificación , Ixodes/genética , Masculino , Filogenia , Portugal/epidemiología , ARN Ribosómico 16S/genética , Rhipicephalus/clasificación , Rhipicephalus/genética , Rhipicephalus sanguineus/clasificación , Análisis de Secuencia de ADN , Infestaciones por Garrapatas/epidemiología , Infestaciones por Garrapatas/parasitologíaRESUMEN
The Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus complex currently consists of five taxa, namely R. australis, R. annulatus, R. (B.) microplus clade A sensu, R. microplus clade B sensu, and R. (B.) microplus clade C sensu. Mitochondrial DNA-based methods help taxonomists when they are facing the morpho-taxonomic problem of distinguishing members of the R. (B.) microplus complex. The purpose of this study was to perform molecular characterization of ticks in all five regions of Brazil and infer their phylogenetic relationships. Molecular analysis characterized 10 haplotypes of the COX-1 gene. Molecular network analysis revealed that haplotype H-2 was the most dispersed of the studied populations (n = 11). Haplotype H-3 (n = 2) had the greatest genetic differentiation when compared to other Brazilian populations. A Bayesian phylogenetic tree of the COX-1 gene obtained strong support. In addition, it was observed that the population of R. (B.) microplus haplotype H-3 exhibited diverging branches among the other Brazilian populations in the study. The study concludes that the different regions of Brazil have R. (B.) microplus tick populations with distinct haplotypes.
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Filogenia , Rhipicephalus/clasificación , Rhipicephalus/genética , Animales , Teorema de Bayes , Brasil , ADN MitocondrialRESUMEN
Abstract The Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus complex currently consists of five taxa, namely R. australis, R. annulatus, R. (B.) microplus clade A sensu, R. microplus clade B sensu, and R. (B.) microplus clade C sensu. Mitochondrial DNA-based methods help taxonomists when they are facing the morpho-taxonomic problem of distinguishing members of the R. (B.) microplus complex. The purpose of this study was to perform molecular characterization of ticks in all five regions of Brazil and infer their phylogenetic relationships. Molecular analysis characterized 10 haplotypes of the COX-1 gene. Molecular network analysis revealed that haplotype H-2 was the most dispersed of the studied populations (n = 11). Haplotype H-3 (n = 2) had the greatest genetic differentiation when compared to other Brazilian populations. A Bayesian phylogenetic tree of the COX-1 gene obtained strong support. In addition, it was observed that the population of R. (B.) microplus haplotype H-3 exhibited diverging branches among the other Brazilian populations in the study. The study concludes that the different regions of Brazil have R. (B.) microplus tick populations with distinct haplotypes.
Resumo Carrapatos do complexo R. (B.) microplus se distribuem em cinco taxa: R. australis, R. annulatus, R. (B.) microplus clado A sensu R. microplus clado B sensue e R. (B.) microplus clado C sensu. Métodos baseados no DNA mitocondrial podem auxiliar taxonomistas quando há dificuldades em estabelecer diferenças morfológicas para distinguir membros do complexo R. (B.) microplus. O objetivo deste estudo foi a caracterização molecular e a inferência de relações filogenéticas em carrapatos de todas as cinco regiões geográficas do Brasil. Para o gene COX-1, a análise molecular caracterizou 10 haplótipos. Na análise molecular em rede foi observado que o haplótipo H-2 é o mais disperso entre as populações (n=11). O haplótipo H-3 (n=2) foi o que obteve maior diferenciação genética ao ser comparado com outras populações brasileiras. A árvore filogenética Bayesiana de gene COX-1 gerou suporte robusto e foi observado que a população de R. (B.) microplus haplótipo H-3 apresentou ramificação com divergência entre as outras populações brasileiras apresentadas neste estudo. Conclui-se que as populações brasileiras possuem diversidade haplotípica com divergência entre as diversas populações de R. (B.) microplus no Brasil.
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Animales , Filogenia , Rhipicephalus/clasificación , Rhipicephalus/genética , Brasil , ADN Mitocondrial , Teorema de BayesRESUMEN
Abstract The Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus complex currently consists of five taxa, namely R. australis, R. annulatus, R. (B.) microplus clade A sensu, R. microplus clade B sensu, and R. (B.) microplus clade C sensu. Mitochondrial DNA-based methods help taxonomists when they are facing the morpho-taxonomic problem of distinguishing members of the R. (B.) microplus complex. The purpose of this study was to perform molecular characterization of ticks in all five regions of Brazil and infer their phylogenetic relationships. Molecular analysis characterized 10 haplotypes of the COX-1 gene. Molecular network analysis revealed that haplotype H-2 was the most dispersed of the studied populations (n = 11). Haplotype H-3 (n = 2) had the greatest genetic differentiation when compared to other Brazilian populations. A Bayesian phylogenetic tree of the COX-1 gene obtained strong support. In addition, it was observed that the population of R. (B.) microplus haplotype H-3 exhibited diverging branches among the other Brazilian populations in the study. The study concludes that the different regions of Brazil have R. (B.) microplus tick populations with distinct haplotypes.(AU)
Resumo Carrapatos do complexo R. (B.) microplus se distribuem em cinco taxa: R. australis, R. annulatus, R. (B.) microplus clado A sensu R. microplus clado B sensue e R. (B.) microplus clado C sensu. Métodos baseados no DNA mitocondrial podem auxiliar taxonomistas quando há dificuldades em estabelecer diferenças morfológicas para distinguir membros do complexo R. (B.) microplus. O objetivo deste estudo foi a caracterização molecular e a inferência de relações filogenéticas em carrapatos de todas as cinco regiões geográficas do Brasil. Para o gene COX-1, a análise molecular caracterizou 10 haplótipos. Na análise molecular em rede foi observado que o haplótipo H-2 é o mais disperso entre as populações (n=11). O haplótipo H-3 (n=2) foi o que obteve maior diferenciação genética ao ser comparado com outras populações brasileiras. A árvore filogenética Bayesiana de gene COX-1 gerou suporte robusto e foi observado que a população de R. (B.) microplus haplótipo H-3 apresentou ramificação com divergência entre as outras populações brasileiras apresentadas neste estudo. Conclui-se que as populações brasileiras possuem diversidade haplotípica com divergência entre as diversas populações de R. (B.) microplus no Brasil.(AU)
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Rhipicephalus/química , Rhipicephalus/clasificación , Rhipicephalus/genéticaRESUMEN
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) species are monoxenous ticks with seasonal distribution in tropical and subtropical regions. For many years, Rhipicephalus microplus was considered as a single species; however, further analysis split these ticks into two distinct species. Because R. microplus and R. australis share similar attributes, it is hard to discriminate these two species and explain the changes in the classification of these parasites over the past decades. The reappearance of R. australis is an outcome of new research, which has afforded to better characterize these probably cryptic species. Evidence based on morphological features, the lack of conspecificity, microsatellite markers, mitochondrial 12S and 16S ribosomal DNA, and mitochondrial genome supports the re-classification of R. microplus as different species. Therefore, populations of R. microplus from Australia, Cambodia, Philippines, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Borneo, New Guinea, Tahiti and parts of Southeast Asia were recently reinstated as R. australis . Moreover, a better knowledge on the speciation between these two species could pave the way to important advances in tick control strategies.(AU)
As espécies pertencentes ao gênero Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) são carrapatos monoxenos de distribuição sazonal em regiões tropicais e subtropicais. Por muito anos, duas espécies de carrapatos foram consideradas como Rhipicephalus microplus. Contudo, estudos recentes reclassificaram esse carrapato em duas espécies: R. microplus e R. australis . Em razão de diversas semelhanças entre R. microplus e R. australis, distinguir essas duas espécies torna-se uma tarefa árdua, o que explica as mudanças de classificação dessas espécies nas últimas décadas. O reaparecimento da espécie R. australis surge com novas pesquisas, resultado de uma melhor caracterização dessas prováveis espécies crípticas. Evidências baseadas em análises das características morfológicas, na ausência de co-especificidade, em marcadores de microssatélites, no DNA ribossomal mitocondrial 12S e 16S, assim como no genoma mitocondrial, suportam a re-classificação de R. microplus como duas espécies distintas. Nesse sentido, populações de R. microplus da Austrália, Camboja, Nova Caledônia, Bornéo, Filipinas, Nova Guiné, Indonésia e Taiti foram recentemente renomeadas como R. australis . Além disso, um melhor entendimento sobre a especiação e localização dessas duas espécies pode trazer avanços importantes para melhorar as estratégias de controle desses carrapatos.(AU)
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Animales , Rhipicephalus/clasificación , Rhipicephalus/genética , Rhipicephalus/fisiología , Garrapatas/clasificación , Garrapatas/genética , Garrapatas/fisiología , ClasificaciónRESUMEN
The Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus tick is responsible for considerable economic losses in Brazil, causing leather damage, weight loss and reduced milk production in cattle and results in the transmission of pathogens. Currently, the main method for controlling this tick is using acaricides, but their indiscriminate use is one of the major causes of resistance dissemination. In this study, the adult immersion test (AIT) was used to evaluate resistance in ticks from 28 properties located in five different states (Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Ceará, São Paulo, e Minas Gerais) and the Distrito Federal (DF) of Brazil. The resistance was found in 47.64% of the repetitions demonstrating an efficacy of less than 90% in various locations throughout the country. The larvae packet test was used to evaluate samples from ten properties in four states (Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo). Spray products belonging to the main classes of acaricides, including combination formulations, were used in both types of test. New cases of resistance were found on properties within the states of Ceará, Espírito Santo and Mato Grosso, where such resistance was not previously reported.
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Acaricidas/farmacología , Resistencia a Medicamentos , Rhipicephalus/efectos de los fármacos , Acaricidas/química , Animales , Brasil , Bovinos , Enfermedades de los Bovinos/parasitología , Rhipicephalus/clasificaciónRESUMEN
Abstract The Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus tick is responsible for considerable economic losses in Brazil, causing leather damage, weight loss and reduced milk production in cattle and results in the transmission of pathogens. Currently, the main method for controlling this tick is using acaricides, but their indiscriminate use is one of the major causes of resistance dissemination. In this study, the adult immersion test (AIT) was used to evaluate resistance in ticks from 28 properties located in five different states (Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Ceará, São Paulo, e Minas Gerais) and the Distrito Federal (DF) of Brazil. The resistance was found in 47.64% of the repetitions demonstrating an efficacy of less than 90% in various locations throughout the country. The larvae packet test was used to evaluate samples from ten properties in four states (Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo). Spray products belonging to the main classes of acaricides, including combination formulations, were used in both types of test. New cases of resistance were found on properties within the states of Ceará, Espírito Santo and Mato Grosso, where such resistance was not previously reported.
Resumo O carrapato Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus é responsável por consideráveis perdas econômicas no Brasil, causando, nos bovinos, danos ao couro, perda de peso, redução na produção de leite, o que resulta na transmissão também de patógenos. Atualmente, o principal método de controle para esse carrapato é o uso de acaricidas, porém seu uso indiscriminado é uma das principais causas da disseminação da resistência. Neste estudo, o teste de imersão de adultos (TIA) foi utilizado para avaliar a resistência em carrapatos provenientes de 28 propriedades, localizadas em cinco diferentes estados brasileiros (Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Ceará, São Paulo, e Minas Gerais) e no Distrito Federal (DF). A resistência foi encontrada em 47,64% das repetições, demonstrando uma eficácia de menos de 90% em vários lugares do país. O teste de pacote de larva foi utilizado para avaliar amostras de 10 propriedades em quatro estados (Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais e Espírito Santo). Produtos de pulverização, pertencentes às principais classes de acaricidas, incluindo-se associações, foram utilizados em ambos os testes. Novos casos de resistência foram encontrados em propriedades nos estados do Ceará, Espírito Santo e Mato Grosso, nas quais a resistência ainda não havia sido previamente reportada.
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Animales , Bovinos , Resistencia a Medicamentos , Rhipicephalus/efectos de los fármacos , Acaricidas/farmacología , Brasil , Enfermedades de los Bovinos/parasitología , Rhipicephalus/clasificación , Acaricidas/químicaRESUMEN
The aim of this study was to assess the activity of aqueous (AE) and ethanolic extracts (EE) and pilocarpine hydrochloride, which were extracted and isolated from Pilocarpus microphyllus (Jaborandi), respectively, on Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was performed to quantify these compounds. Larval packet and adult immersion tests were conducted with different concentrations. Five AE and EE concentrations, ranging from 6.2 to 100.0 mg mL1, and six concentrations of pilocarpine hydrochloride, ranging from 0.7 to 24.0 mg mL1, were tested. The lethal concentration (LC50) of each extract for larvae and engorged females was calculated through Probit analysis. The concentration of pilocarpine hydrochloride obtained from the EE and the AE was 1.3 and 0.3% (m/m), respectively. Pilocarpine hydrochloride presented the highest acaricidal activity on larvae (LC50 2.6 mg mL1) and engorged females (LC50 11.8 mg mL1) of R.(B.) microplus, followed by the EE which presented LC50 of 56.4 and 15.9 mg mL1, for larvae and engorged females, respectively. Such results indicate that pilocarpine hydrochloride has acaricidal activity, and may be the primary compound responsible for this activity by P. microphyllus EE.(AU)
O objetivo desse estudo foi avaliar a atividade dos extratos aquoso (AE) e etanólico (EE) e do cloridrato de pilocarpina, que foram, respectivamente, extraídos e isolado de Pilocarpus microphyllus (Jaborandi), sobre Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. Cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência foi realizada para quantificação dos compostos. Testes de pacote de larvas e de imersão de adultos foram realizados com diferentes concentrações. Cinco concentrações do AE e EE variando de 6,2 a 100,0 mg mL1 e seis concentrações do cloridrato de pilocarpina variando de 0,7 a 24,0 mg mL1 foram testadas. A concentração letal (CL50) de cada extrato para larvas e fêmeas ingurgitadas foi estimada por meio da análise Probit. A concentração de cloridrato de pilocarpina obtida do EE e AE foi de 1,3 e 0,3% (m/m), respectivamente. O cloridrato de pilocarpina apresentou a maior atividade carrapaticida sobre larvas (CL50 2,6 mg mL1) e fêmeas ingurgitadas (CL50 11,8 mg mL1) de R. (B.) microplus, seguido do EE que apresentou CL50 de 56,4 e 15,9 mg mL1, para larvas e fêmeas ingurgitadas, respectivamente. Tais resultados indicam que o cloridrato de pilocarpina apresenta atividade carrapaticida e pode ser o principal responsável pela atividade acaricida do EE de P. microphyllus.(AU)
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Rhipicephalus/química , Rhipicephalus/clasificación , JaborandiRESUMEN
Rhipicephalus microplus is an important ectoparasite that is responsible for transmission of anaplasmosis and babesiosis to cattle. Tissue kallikrein inhibitors might play an important role in R. microplus eggs. In the present work, we purified and characterized, a tissue kallikrein inhibitor presents in R. microplus eggs (RmKK), a protein which contains two Kunitz domain in tandem. Purified inhibitor was confirmed by amino terminal determination and its dissociation constant (Ki) for bovine trypsin and porcine pancreatic kallikrein were 0.6 nM and 91.5 nM, respectively. Using a cDNA library from R. microplus midgut, we cloned the cDNA fragment encoding mature RmKK and expressed the protein in Pichia pastoris system. Recombinant RmKK was purified by ion exchange chromatography and presented molecular mass of 16.3 kDa by MALDI-TOF analysis. Moreover, RmKK showed a tight binding inhibition for serine proteases as bovine trypsin (Ki=0.2 nM) and porcine pancreatic kallikrein (PPK) (Ki=300 nM). We performed, for the first time, the characterization of a tissue kallikrein inhibitor presents in R. microplus eggs, which the transcript is produced in the adult female gut. BmKK seems to be the strongest PPK inhibitor among all BmTIs present in the eggs and larvae (Andreotti et al., 2001; Sasaki et al., 2004). This data suggests that BmKK may participate in the development of tick egg and larvae phase.
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Proteínas de Artrópodos/química , Proteínas de Artrópodos/metabolismo , Óvulo/metabolismo , Rhipicephalus/clasificación , Rhipicephalus/metabolismo , Calicreínas de Tejido/antagonistas & inhibidores , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Sitios de Unión , Activación Enzimática , Femenino , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Unión Proteica , Especificidad de la Especie , Distribución TisularRESUMEN
Cattle ticks of the subgenus Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) are major agricultural pests worldwide, causing billions of dollars in losses annually. Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus and R. microplus are the most well-known and widespread species, and a third species, R. australis, was recently reinstated for 'R. microplus' from Australia and parts of Southeast Asia. We use mitochondrial genome sequences to address the phylogenetic relationships among the species of the subgenus Boophilus. We sequenced the complete or partial mitochondrial genomes of R. annulatus, R. australis, R. kohlsi, R. geigyi, and of three geographically disparate specimens of R. microplus from Brazil, Cambodia and China. Phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial genomes, as well as cox1 and 16S rRNA sequences, reveals a species complex of R. annulatus, R. australis, and two clades of R. microplus, which we call the R. microplus complex. We show that cattle ticks morphologically identified as R. microplus from Southern China and Northern India (R. microplus clade B) are more closely related to R. annulatus than other specimens of R. microplus s.s. from Asia, South America and Africa (R. microplus clade A). Our analysis suggests that ticks reported as R. microplus from Southern China and Northern India are a cryptic species. This highlights the need for further molecular, morphological and crossbreeding studies of the R. microplus complex, with emphasis on specimens from China and India. We found that cox1 and, to a lesser extent, 16S rRNA were far more successful in resolving the phylogenetic relationships within the R. microplus complex than 12S rRNA or the nuclear marker ITS2. We suggest that future molecular studies of the R. microplus complex should focus on cox1, supplemented by 16S rRNA, and develop nuclear markers alternative to ITS2 to complement the mitochondrial data.
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Genoma Mitocondrial/genética , Filogenia , Rhipicephalus/clasificación , Rhipicephalus/genética , Animales , Brasil , Cambodia , Bovinos , China , ADN Espaciador Ribosómico/genética , India , ARN Ribosómico/genética , Rhipicephalus/citología , Análisis de Secuencia de ADNRESUMEN
Proteins belonging to the serine protease inhibitor (serpin) superfamily play essential roles in many organisms. In arthropods these proteins are involved in innate immune system, morphogenesis and development. In mammals serpins regulate pathways that are essential to life such as blood coagulation, fibrinolysis, inflammation and complement activation, some of which are considered the host's first line of defense to hematophagous and/or blood dueling parasites. Thus, it is hypothesized that ticks use serpins to evade host defense, facilitating parasitism. This study describes eighteen full-length cDNA sequences encoding serpins identified in Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, here named RmS 1-18 (R. microplus serpin). Spatial and temporal transcriptional profiling demonstrated that R. microplus serpins are transcribed during feeding, suggesting their participation in tick physiology regulation. We speculate that the majority of R. microplus serpins are conserved in other ticks, as indicated by phylogeny analysis. Over half of the 18 RmSs are putatively functional in the extracellular environment, as indicated by putative signal peptides on 11 of 18 serpins. Comparative modeling and structural-based alignment revealed that R. microplus serpins in this study retain the consensus secondary of typical serpins. This descriptive study enlarges the knowledge on the molecular biology of R. microplus, an important tick species.
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Rhipicephalus/química , Serpinas/análisis , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Bovinos , Enfermedades de los Bovinos/parasitología , Secuencia de Consenso , ADN Complementario/química , Femenino , Modelos Moleculares , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Filogenia , ARN/química , ARN/genética , ARN/aislamiento & purificación , Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa/veterinaria , Rhipicephalus/clasificación , Alineación de Secuencia/veterinaria , Serpinas/química , Espectrofotometría/veterinaria , Infestaciones por Garrapatas/parasitología , Infestaciones por Garrapatas/veterinariaRESUMEN
The monitoring of resistance of cattle tick populations in Brazil to the chemical bases in use is largely limited to investigation of the phenotypic profile. There are few studies investigating the role played by the genotypic profile in acaricide resistance in the country. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to carry out molecular characterization and trace out the genetic profile of populations of Rhipicephalus microplus with respect to resistance to the organophosphate and pyrethroid chemical groups. For that purpose, larvae were genotyped belonging to 587 populations for pyrethroids and 306 for organophosphates, using the polymerase chain reaction technique. It was found that 75.49% and 97.44% of the larvae studied showed resistance to the organophosphates and pyrethroids, respectively. Among the populations resistant to pyrethroids, 91.9% were heterozygotes, showing that most of the resistant populations have only one allele responsible for resistance. Therefore, it is possible to conclude that the genotyped populations have high resistance to organophosphates, and even more so to pyrethroids. This information is fundamental for understanding the mechanisms of resistance of R. microplus to acaricides, to enable improvement of control techniques.
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Resistencia a los Insecticidas/genética , Insecticidas , Organofosfatos , Piretrinas , Rhipicephalus/genética , Animales , Brasil , Bovinos , Enfermedades de los Bovinos/parasitología , Enfermedades de los Bovinos/prevención & control , Genotipo , Larva , Rhipicephalus/clasificación , Infestaciones por Garrapatas/parasitología , Infestaciones por Garrapatas/prevención & control , Infestaciones por Garrapatas/veterinariaRESUMEN
Among the ectoparasites of cattle, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Canestrini) (Acari: Ixodidae) remains a major cause of economic losses to livestock. The chemical control with acaricides is still the most efficient method available to control ticks. The aims of this study were to diagnose resistance to amitraz in 16 tick populations from the States of São Paulo (14) and Paraná (2), using the larval immersion technique (LIT), and evaluate the effect of synergists [piperonyl butoxide (PBO), diethyl maleate (DEM), triphenyl phosphate (TPP)] on amitraz resistant and susceptible strains of cattle tick. Most of the evaluated populations (68.7 %) showed to be resistant to amitraz, with resistance ratios ranging from 2.14 to 132. The results suggest that the test procedure by LIT is sensitive and adequate for detection and monitoring of amitraz resistance in cattle tick. No synergistic effect was observed for the synergists PBO, DEM and TPP, on the amitraz resistant (Poa) strain of cattle tick, indicating that increased detoxification metabolism was not involved in this resistance.
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Acaricidas/farmacología , Resistencia a los Insecticidas , Rhipicephalus/efectos de los fármacos , Toluidinas/farmacología , Animales , Brasil , Bovinos , Enfermedades de los Bovinos/parasitología , Sinergismo Farmacológico , Larva/efectos de los fármacos , Rhipicephalus/clasificación , Infestaciones por Garrapatas/parasitología , Infestaciones por Garrapatas/veterinariaRESUMEN
The cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus causes expressive damage to livestock in Brazil and other countries. Its control is becoming more difficult due to the development of resistance in populations. Early detection of resistance can help in developing effective control strategies. This study evaluated the susceptibility of R. microplus to cypermethrin and chlorpyriphos and was the first attempt to identify the mechanism of resistance (target site insensitivity) in cattle tick populations from Minas Gerais state (Southeastern Brazil). Engorged female ticks were collected from 10 ranches within the state of Minas Gerais, and susceptibility was evaluated with the larval packet test (LPT) using technical grade cypermethrin and chlorpyriphos. It was possible to analyze LPT results of seven populations. Target site insensitivity was investigated in all 10 isolates by using molecular approaches for detection of the T2134A substitution within the domain III S6 segment and the C190A in the domain II S4-5 linker from the para-type sodium channel gene. LPT showed that all seven populations were resistant to cypermethrin with resistance ratio (RR) ranging from 16.0 to 25.0 and 85.7% were resistant to chlorpyriphos (RR=2.2-15.6). Although the T2134A mutation was not detected, the C190A mutation was highly prevalent, being present in 82-100% of the alleles sampled in field populations. A significant correlation was found between the LC50 values for cypermethrin and the frequency of the C190A mutation suggesting that it might be responsible for the phenotypic resistance detected.
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Resistencia a los Insecticidas/genética , Insecticidas/farmacología , Organofosfatos/farmacología , Piretrinas/farmacología , Rhipicephalus/efectos de los fármacos , Canales de Sodio/metabolismo , Animales , Brasil , Bovinos , Enfermedades de los Bovinos/epidemiología , Enfermedades de los Bovinos/parasitología , Demografía , Femenino , Regulación de la Expresión Génica/efectos de los fármacos , Mutación , Rhipicephalus/clasificación , Rhipicephalus/genética , Canales de Sodio/genética , Infestaciones por Garrapatas/epidemiología , Infestaciones por Garrapatas/parasitología , Infestaciones por Garrapatas/veterinariaRESUMEN
This study aimed to evaluate the in vitro effect of the entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium anisopliae sensu lato (s.l.) and Beauveria bassiana sensu lato (s.l.) on two distinct populations of Rhipicephalus microplus, from two different experimental farms. Bioassays were performed with engorged females, eggs and larvae. Fungal infection was evaluated based on biological parameters of treated engorged females, percentage of hatch from treated eggs, and percentage of mortality and mean lethal time (LT90) of treated larvae. When the treatments were compared between the two populations, there were significant differences in the following parameters: pre-oviposition period, hatching period and egg production index. Moreover, the results showed that B. bassiana s.l., isolate Bb 986, was more virulent than M. anisopliae s.l., isolate 959, for engorged females, showing a control percentage of 49%. In the bioassay with eggs, the hatching percentage ranged from 3.1% to 49.5% in one population and from 3.4% to 42.7% in the other, with no significant difference between the two populations. In the bioassay with unfed larvae, the mortality percentage ranged from 91.8% to 98.7% in one population and from 71.0% to 94.0% in the other. The LT(90) varied from 19.52 to 27.51 days in one of the populations and 22.89 to 37.31 days in the other. These results suggest that populations of R. microplus show distinct variation in their susceptibility to B. bassiana s.l. and M. anisopliae s.l.