A survey of ixodid species parasitizing wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Collserola Natural Park and molecular detection of selected tick-borne pathogens
A survey of ticks feeding on wild boar was performed between years 2013 and 2016 in Collserola Natural Park, a peri-urban park surrounded by the highly populated Barcelona metropolitan area. A total of 2.235 ticks were collected of 261 wild boars and classified morphologically. Infestation prevalenc...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis de maestría |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:203469 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/203469 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Senglars -- Paràsits Senglars -- Infeccions Senglars -- Parc Natural de Collserola (Catalunya) Paparres com a portadores de malalties Sus scrofa |
| Sumario: | A survey of ticks feeding on wild boar was performed between years 2013 and 2016 in Collserola Natural Park, a peri-urban park surrounded by the highly populated Barcelona metropolitan area. A total of 2.235 ticks were collected of 261 wild boars and classified morphologically. Infestation prevalence was 53.7% and abundance, which was partially explained by host sex, age and body condition as well as season (GLM), was 8.48 ticks per boar. Furthermore, ticks and wild boars were screened by RT-PCR for Rickettsia spp. and Coxiella burnetti. Our results demonstrate rickettsial infection in ticks. |
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