A story of a lone star tick: an imported case of Amblyomma americanum (Linnaeus, 1758) infected with Rickettsia amblyommatis that parasitized a US traveler returning to Mexico
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. São Paulo (Online)
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65: e37, 2023. graf
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT In this study, we report the presence of a female Amblyomma americanum tick attached to a former resident of the East Coast of the United States who moved to Mexico city. The amplification and sequencing of gene fragments of the 16S-rDNA and cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 corroborated the identification of the species of the tick. Additionally, the presence of DNA of Rickettsia amblyommatis was confirmed. This work is the first report of an exotic tick of the genus Amblyomma in a traveler from the US to Mexico and represents the second record of an imported tick attached to humans in Mexico.
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LILACS (Américas)
País/Região como assunto:
México
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. São Paulo (Online)
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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Documento de projeto
País de afiliação:
México
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Venezuela
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Instituto Nacional de Cancerología/MX
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Secretaría de Salud/MX
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Secretaría de Salud, Instituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos/MX
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México/MX
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