Detection of an Undescribed Babesia sp. in Capybaras and Amblyomma Ticks in Central-Western Brazil
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Ticks and Blood Sample Collection
2.3. Blood Smear, DNA Extraction, and PCR Testing
2.4. DNA Sequencing and Bioinformatic Analyses
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Site | Number of Capybaras Examined (n) | Number of Piroplasmid-Positive Capybaras (n, %) | Number of Tick-Infested Capybaras (n, %) | Number of Ticks Collected (n) | Number of Ticks Tested (n)/Number of Piroplasmid-Positive Ticks (n, %) | Total Number of Ticks Tested/Total Number Piroplasmid-Positive Ticks (n, %) | |||
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Amblyomma sculptum | Amblyomma dubitatum | Amblyomma sp. | Amblyomma sculptum | Amblyomma dubitatum | |||||
Site 1 | 17 | 11, 64.7% | 17, 100% | 656 | 128 | 1 | 99/19, 19.2% | 26/12, 46.1% | 125/31, 24.8% |
Site 2 | 6 | 0, 0% | 6, 100% | 166 | 4 | 0 | 56/5, 8.9% | 0/0, 0% | 56/5, 8.9% |
Total | 23 | 11, 47.8% | 23, 100% | 822 | 132 | 1 | 155/24, 15.4% | 26/12, 46.1% | 181/36, 19.9% |
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Neves, L.C.; Sousa-Paula, L.C.d.; Dias, S.A.; da Silva, B.B.F.; Paula, W.V.d.F.; de Paula, L.G.F.; Pereira, B.G.; Pádua, G.T.; Borsanelli, A.C.; Cardoso, E.R.N.; et al. Detection of an Undescribed Babesia sp. in Capybaras and Amblyomma Ticks in Central-Western Brazil. Animals 2023, 13, 94. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13010094
Neves LC, Sousa-Paula LCd, Dias SA, da Silva BBF, Paula WVdF, de Paula LGF, Pereira BG, Pádua GT, Borsanelli AC, Cardoso ERN, et al. Detection of an Undescribed Babesia sp. in Capybaras and Amblyomma Ticks in Central-Western Brazil. Animals. 2023; 13(1):94. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13010094
Chicago/Turabian StyleNeves, Lucianne Cardoso, Lucas Christian de Sousa-Paula, Sarah Alves Dias, Bianca Barbara Fonseca da Silva, Warley Vieira de Freitas Paula, Luiza Gabriella Ferreira de Paula, Brenda Gomes Pereira, Gracielle Teles Pádua, Ana Carolina Borsanelli, Ennya Rafaella Neves Cardoso, and et al. 2023. "Detection of an Undescribed Babesia sp. in Capybaras and Amblyomma Ticks in Central-Western Brazil" Animals 13, no. 1: 94. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13010094
APA StyleNeves, L. C., Sousa-Paula, L. C. d., Dias, S. A., da Silva, B. B. F., Paula, W. V. d. F., de Paula, L. G. F., Pereira, B. G., Pádua, G. T., Borsanelli, A. C., Cardoso, E. R. N., Krawczak, F. d. S., & Dantas-Torres, F. (2023). Detection of an Undescribed Babesia sp. in Capybaras and Amblyomma Ticks in Central-Western Brazil. Animals, 13(1), 94. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13010094