Amblyomma triste explained

Amblyomma triste is a tick in the Amblyomma genus. The tick can be found in Venezuela, Argentina, Brasil, Colombia, Peru and Uruguay.[1] [2] Though not thought to be endemic to North America, a 2010 study found 27 specimens in 18 separate collections that had previously been misidentified in the United States.[3]

The species has been found to carry the human-infectious Rickettsia parkeri which produces symptoms similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The tick is the only tick responsible for tick-borne disease in humans in Uruguay,[4] and has been identified as a significant vector of disease in Argentina and Brazil.

The tick was first described by Koch in 1844. The tick is morphologically similar to Amblyomma maculatum and Amblyomma tigrinum. both of which are also carriers of Rickettsia parkeri.[5] Identification of the species in North America, is often due to the fact that they are cryptic species with those two species.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-06-22. Amblyomma triste. Catalogue of Life - 2019 Annual Checklist.
  2. Guglielmone . Alberto A. . Nava . Santiago . Mastropaolo . Mariano . Mangold . Atilio J. . 2013-09-01 . Distribution and genetic variation of Amblyomma triste (Acari: Ixodidae) in Argentina . Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases . en . 4 . 5 . 386–390 . 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2013.01.009 . 1877-959X. 11336/6401 . free .
  3. Mertins . James W. . Moorhouse . Arnold S. . Alfred . Jeffery T. . Hutcheson . H. Joel . 2010-07-01 . Amblyomma triste (Acari: Ixodidae): New North American Collection Records, Including the First From the United States . Journal of Medical Entomology . en . 47 . 4 . 536–542 . 10.1093/jmedent/47.4.536 . 0022-2585 . 7027265 . 20695268.
  4. Venzal . José M. . Estrada Peña . Agustín . Portillo . Aránzazu . Mangold . Atilio Jose . Castro . Oscar . de Souza . Carlos G. . Félix . María L. . Pérez Martínez . Laura . Santibánez . Sonia . Oteo . José A. . May 2012 . Rickettsia parkeri: A Rickettsial pathogen transmitted by ticks in endemic areas for spotted fever rickettsiosis in southern Uruguay . Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo . 54 . 3 . 131–134 . 10.1590/S0036-46652012000300003 . 22634883 . 1678-9946. 11336/96556 . free .
  5. Ossa-López . Paula A. . Robayo-Sánchez . Laura Natalia . Uribe . Juan E. . Ramírez-Hernández . Alejandro . Ramírez-Chaves . Héctor E. . Cortés-Vecino . Jesús A. . Rivera-Páez . Fredy A. . 2022-05-01 . Extension of the distribution of Amblyomma triste Koch, 1844: Morphological and molecular confirmation of Morphotype I in Colombia . Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases . en . 13 . 3 . 101923 . 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.101923 . 35196607 . 1877-959X.

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