<p><strong>A review of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Colombia: The risk of tick-borne diseases<br></strong></p>
This paper reviews the ixodid tick species that are present in Colombia. The different databases reported 50 species of ticks, of which 29 belong to Amblyomma: A. auricularium, A. cajennense sensu lato (s.l.); for Colombia A. calcaratum, A. coelebs, A. crassum, A. dissimile, A. geayi, A. goeldii, A...
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This paper reviews the ixodid tick species that are present in Colombia. The different databases reported 50 species of ticks, of which 29 belong to Amblyomma: A. auricularium, A. cajennense sensu lato (s.l.); for Colombia A. calcaratum, A. coelebs, A. crassum, A. dissimile, A. geayi, A. goeldii, A. humerale, A. longirostre, A. maculatum, A. tigrinum, A. triste, A. mixtum, A. multipunctum, A. naponense, A. neumanni, A. nodosum, A. oblongoguttatum, A. ovale, A. pacae, A. pecarium, A. patinoi, A. rotundatum, A. sabanerae, A. scalpturatum, A. tapirellum, A. varium, A. incisum, A. parvum; two Haemaphysalis species: H. juxtakochi, H. leporispalustris, two Rhipicephalus species: R. (Boophilus) microplus, R. sanguineus s.s., two Dermacentor species: Anocentor (D.) nitens, D. imitans, and 15 species of Ixodes: I. affinis, I. andinus, I. auritulus, I. bocatorensis, I. boliviensis, I. brunneus, I. fuscipes, I. lasallei, I. loricatus, I. luciae, I. montoyanus, I. pararicinus, I. tapirus, I. tropicalis, I. venezuelensis. Some of these species need to be validated, their presence confirmed, and their role as a risk for human and animal health studied. Therefore, a countrywide survey of Ixodidae ticks would be of great value to update the information presented in this work.
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| spelling | doaj-art-35b2d2e9c0f447d0b91a1c51330a0d112025-08-20T03:12:35ZengAcarological Society of IranPersian Journal of Acarology2251-81692022-07-0111310.22073/pja.v11i3.73307<p><strong>A review of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Colombia: The risk of tick-borne diseases<br></strong></p>Javier Antonio Benavides-Montaño0Jesus Antonio Betancourt-Echeverri1Gustavo López Valencia2Nora Cristina Mesa-Cobo3Acarology Research Group, Parasitology Immunology and Infectious Disease Group, Animal Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Universidad Nacional de Colombia-Palmira, Palmira, ColombiaSchool of Microbiology and Bioanalysis, Faculty of Health, Industrial Universidad de Santander, Bucaramanga, ColombiaAsesor Científico Instituto Colombiano de Medicina Tropical, ICMT, Universidad CES, Medellín, ColombiaAcarology Research group, Immunology and infectious disease group, Agriculture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Universidad Nacional de Colombia-Palmira, Palmira, Colombia This paper reviews the ixodid tick species that are present in Colombia. The different databases reported 50 species of ticks, of which 29 belong to Amblyomma: A. auricularium, A. cajennense sensu lato (s.l.); for Colombia A. calcaratum, A. coelebs, A. crassum, A. dissimile, A. geayi, A. goeldii, A. humerale, A. longirostre, A. maculatum, A. tigrinum, A. triste, A. mixtum, A. multipunctum, A. naponense, A. neumanni, A. nodosum, A. oblongoguttatum, A. ovale, A. pacae, A. pecarium, A. patinoi, A. rotundatum, A. sabanerae, A. scalpturatum, A. tapirellum, A. varium, A. incisum, A. parvum; two Haemaphysalis species: H. juxtakochi, H. leporispalustris, two Rhipicephalus species: R. (Boophilus) microplus, R. sanguineus s.s., two Dermacentor species: Anocentor (D.) nitens, D. imitans, and 15 species of Ixodes: I. affinis, I. andinus, I. auritulus, I. bocatorensis, I. boliviensis, I. brunneus, I. fuscipes, I. lasallei, I. loricatus, I. luciae, I. montoyanus, I. pararicinus, I. tapirus, I. tropicalis, I. venezuelensis. Some of these species need to be validated, their presence confirmed, and their role as a risk for human and animal health studied. Therefore, a countrywide survey of Ixodidae ticks would be of great value to update the information presented in this work. https://www.biotaxa.org/pja/article/view/73307AmericabiodiversitychecklisthealthIxodidavector |
| spellingShingle | Javier Antonio Benavides-Montaño Jesus Antonio Betancourt-Echeverri Gustavo López Valencia Nora Cristina Mesa-Cobo <p><strong>A review of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Colombia: The risk of tick-borne diseases<br></strong></p> Persian Journal of Acarology America biodiversity checklist health Ixodida vector |
| title | <p><strong>A review of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Colombia: The risk of tick-borne diseases<br></strong></p> |
| title_full | <p><strong>A review of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Colombia: The risk of tick-borne diseases<br></strong></p> |
| title_fullStr | <p><strong>A review of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Colombia: The risk of tick-borne diseases<br></strong></p> |
| title_full_unstemmed | <p><strong>A review of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Colombia: The risk of tick-borne diseases<br></strong></p> |
| title_short | <p><strong>A review of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Colombia: The risk of tick-borne diseases<br></strong></p> |
| title_sort | p strong a review of hard ticks acari ixodidae in colombia the risk of tick borne diseases br strong p |
| topic | America biodiversity checklist health Ixodida vector |
| url | https://www.biotaxa.org/pja/article/view/73307 |
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