title: Environmentally associated ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
abstract: Herein, we report tick species found on wild and domestic animals and in the environment during a one-year sampling period at the Brazilian Farming Research Company beef cattle unit (Embrapa Beef Cattle), which is located within the urban area of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. From 55 wild hosts including six different species (Nasua nasua, Cebus spp., Cerdocyon thous, Myrmecophaga tridactyla, Tamandua tetradactyla and Dasyprocta aguti), 323 ticks were collected. Amblyomma ovale ticks were found solely on coatis, and Amblyomma nodosum was identified solely on anteaters. No ticks were found on capuchin monkeys. However, Amblyomma cajennense was found on all parasitized host species with the exception of capuchin monkeys. Giant anteaters displayed the highest infestation abundance, with a mean of 53 ticks∕animal. Environmental sampling yielded 166 adult A. cajennense ticks. The tick species found on domestic animals (Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, R. sanguineus, Dermacentor nitens and A. cajennense) were those typically found on these hosts in Brazil. The most prevalent tick species, A. cajennense, was found on both wild and domestic animals and was also prevalent in the environment. Thus, this tick species is the primary vector that allows pathogens to bridge wild and domestic animals in the Cerrado.
authors.forename: Marcos Valério
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Dayana Campelo da
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Robson Ferreira Cavalcante de
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Rodrigo Casquero
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Cunha
authors.forename: Jaqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matias
authors.forename: Jacqueline Cavalcante
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Barros
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andreotti
authors.forename: Matias Pablo Juan
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Szabó
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000469:parasitology*; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000469:parasitology*; D001938:Brazil; D002417:Cattle / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D026863:Ixodidae; D008297:Male; D014504:Urban Health