| Author | Oliveira, Stefan Vilges de | |
| Author | Bitencourth, Karla | |
| Author | Borsoi, Ana Beatriz Pais | |
| Author | Freitas, Francisca Samya Silva de | |
| Author | Coelho, Gerlene Castelo Branco | |
| Author | Amorim, Marinete | |
| Author | Gazeta, Gilberto Salles | |
| Access date | 2018-10-11T14:36:44Z | |
| Available date | 2018-10-11T14:36:44Z | |
| Document date | 2018 | |
| Citation | OLIVEIRA, Stefan Vilges de; et al. Human parasitism and toxicosis by Ornithodoros rietcorreai (Acari: Argasidae) in an urban area of Northeastern Brazil. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, v.9, p.1494–1498, July 2018. | pt_BR |
| ISSN | 1877-959X | pt_BR |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/29519 | |
| Language | eng | pt_BR |
| Publisher | Elsevier | pt_BR |
| Rights | restricted access | |
| Subject in Portuguese | Dermatose | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Vigilância epidemiológica | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Doenças transmitidas por carrapatos | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Toxicose | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Argasidae | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Nordeste do Brasil | pt_BR |
| Title | Human parasitism and toxicosis by Ornithodoros rietcorreai (Acari: Argasidae) in an urban area of Northeastern Brazil | pt_BR |
| Type | Article | |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.07.011 | |
| Abstract | The soft tick, Ornithodoros rietcorreai, is a parasite of the rodent, Kerodon rupestris, and, to a lesser extent, of bats living in rock cavities in Northeastern Brazil. This report describes the first recorded episodes of human parasitism by this argasid tick, reported to the Brazilian Ministry of Health in September 2017. We assessed outdoor environments, roofs, animal nests and chicken coops in five houses located in an urban area of Russas City, Ceará State, Brazil. Our results confirmed the presence of the tick in two of the assessed houses. The collected specimens were molecularly identified as O. rietcorreai. Of the ten individuals living in the investigated properties, three reported being parasitized by ticks. Although O. rietcorreai ticks were recovered from the evaluated houses, the primary hosts for the ticks were not identified. The retrospective medical records of parasitized individuals reported the following: local pruritus 3/3, malaise 3/3, local edema and erythema 3/3, local rash 3/3, local pain 3/3, slow lesion healing 3/3 and paresthesia 1/3. One of the individuals reported four parasitism episodes (March, June, July and August 2017) and required medical attention and the administration of anti-allergy and anti-inflammatory drugs. The aforementioned reports were the first to address human parasitism, with subsequent toxicosis, by this tick species in Brazilian urban areas. Attention was drawn to the potential consequences of such episodes to the health of previously exposed individuals. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Universidade Federal de Uberlândia. Faculdade de Medicina. Uberlândia, MG, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses. Ri de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Ministério da Saúde. Secretaria de Vigilância Sanitária. Brasília, DF, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses. Ri de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses. Ri de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Secretaria de Saúde do Estado do Ceará. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Secretaria de Saúde do Estado do Ceará. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses. Ri de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses. Ri de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil | pt_BR |
| Subject | Argasidae | pt_BR |
| Subject | Epidemiological surveillance | pt_BR |
| Subject | Tick-borne diseases | pt_BR |
| Subject | Toxicosis | pt_BR |
| Subject | Dermatosis | pt_BR |
| Subject | Northeastern Brazil | pt_BR |
| e-ISSN | 1877-9603 | |
| Embargo date | 2030-01-01 | |
| xmlui.metadata.dc.subject.ods | 03 Saúde e Bem-Estar | |
