0379141 - ÚBO 2013 RIV DE eng J - Journal Article
Ogrzewalska, M. - Literák, I. - Cárdenas-Callirgos, J. M. - Čapek, Miroslav - Labruna, M. B.
Rickettsia bellii in ticks Amblyomma varium Koch, 1844, from birds in Peru.
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. Roč. 3, č. 4 (2012), s. 254-256. ISSN 1877-959X. E-ISSN 1877-9603
R&D Projects: GA AV ČR IAA601690901; GA MŠMT LC06073
Institutional support: RVO:68081766
Keywords : Rickettsia bellii * ticks * Amblyomma calcaratum * birds * Peru
Subject RIV: EG - Zoology
Impact factor: 2.353, year: 2012

Amazonian birds were caught and examined for the presence of ectoparasites in the Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve near Iquitos, Peru, from 13 to 16 August 2011. A total of 40 birds representing 16 species were examined. Two birds (5%) were infested with 2 larvae of Amblyomma varium Koch, 1844, and one nymph of A. calcaratum Neumann, 1899. The 2 larvae of A. varium were infected with Rickettsia bellii. This is the first report of R. bellii in A. varium and also the first record of this rickettsia in Peru. In addition, an immature A. calcaratum is reported from Peru for the first time.
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