Emergence of the zoonotic tick Dermacentor (Indocentor) auratus Supino, 1897 (Acari: Ixodidae) in Singapore

Emergence of the zoonotic tick Dermacentor (Indocentor) auratus Supino, 1897 (Acari: Ixodidae) in Singapore

Though ticks pose a significant public health risk, until recently, little research had focused on the diversity of ticks and tick-borne diseases in Singapore. To date, only fourteen tick species in five genera have been recorded there. For the first time, Dermacentor auratus is recorded from Singap...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ticks and tick-borne diseases 2021-01, Vol.12 (1), p.101574-101574, Article 101574
Hauptverfasser: Kwak, Mackenzie L., Chavatte, Jean-Marc, Chew, Ka Lip, Lee, Benjamin P.Y.-H.
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Sprache:eng
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Otoacariasis
Spillover
Sus scrofa
Tick-borne disease
Wild boar
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Zusammenfassung:Though ticks pose a significant public health risk, until recently, little research had focused on the diversity of ticks and tick-borne diseases in Singapore. To date, only fourteen tick species in five genera have been recorded there. For the first time, Dermacentor auratus is recorded from Singapore from a range of hosts, including humans. DNA sequences are provided at 2 loci, for D. auratus, the cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) for DNA barcoding and the 16S large subunit ribosomal RNA (16S lsu rRNA). The health risk posed by D. auratus in Singapore is discussed.
ISSN:1877-959X
1877-9603
DOI:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101574