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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
Volkow, Patricia; Grostieta, Estefania; Salceda-Sánchez, Beatriz; Huerta-Jiménez, Herón; Alcántara-Rodríguez, Virginia; Becker, Ingeborg; Sánchez-Montes, Sokani.
Affiliation
  • Volkow, Patricia; Instituto Nacional de Cancerología. Departamento de Infectología. Ciudad de México. MX
  • Grostieta, Estefania; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Facultad de Medicina. Centro de Medicina Tropical. Ciudad de México. MX
  • Salceda-Sánchez, Beatriz; Secretaría de Salud, Instituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos. Laboratorio de Entomología. Ciudad de México. MX
  • Huerta-Jiménez, Herón; Secretaría de Salud, Instituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos. Laboratorio de Entomología. Ciudad de México. MX
  • Alcántara-Rodríguez, Virginia; Secretaría de Salud. Unidad Departamental de Vigilancia Epidemiológica. Ciudad de México. MX
  • Becker, Ingeborg; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Facultad de Medicina. Centro de Medicina Tropical. Ciudad de México. MX
  • Sánchez-Montes, Sokani; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Facultad de Medicina. Centro de Medicina Tropical. Ciudad de México. MX
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. São Paulo (Online) ; 65: e37, 2023. graf
Article in En | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1441023
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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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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Country/Region as subject: Mexico Language: En Journal: Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. São Paulo (Online) Journal subject: Medicina Tropical Year: 2023 Document type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Mexico Country of publication: Brazil
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Country/Region as subject: Mexico Language: En Journal: Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. São Paulo (Online) Journal subject: Medicina Tropical Year: 2023 Document type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Mexico Country of publication: Brazil