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Eberhardt, María Ayelen Teresita
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Manzoli, Darío Ezequiel
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Fernández, Camilo
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Zurvera, Daniel
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Monje, Lucas Daniel
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2024-02-05T17:47:42Z
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2023-07
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Eberhardt, María Ayelen Teresita; Manzoli, Darío Ezequiel; Fernández, Camilo; Zurvera, Daniel; Monje, Lucas Daniel; Capybara density and climatic factors as modulators of Ehrlichia prevalence in questing ticks in the Iberá wetlands, Argentina; Nature Research; Scientific Reports; 13; 1; 7-2023; 1-9
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http://hdl.handle.net/11336/225867
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We evaluated the presence of Ehrlichia spp. in unfed capybara ticks, Amblyomma dubitatum, and explored its association with capybaras density, ticks density and environmental variables. We observed that in the Iberá wetlands ecoregion A. dubitatum is infected by "Candidatus Ehrlichia hydrochoerus” and in a lesser extent with an Ehrlichia species closely related to Ehrlichia chaffeensis. The frequency of "Ca. Ehrlichia hydrochoerus" presence in A. dubitatum was not associated with vector abundance, but the probability of finding "Ca. Ehrlichia hydrochoerus"-infected ticks increased when the density of capybaras was low two months before. We hypothesize that when the density of capybaras decreases, A. dubitatum immature stages may seek out alternative hosts one of which could exhibit high realized reservoir competence for "Ca. Ehrlichia hydrochoerus", leading to an increased prevalence of this ehrlichiae in questing A. dubitatum. High minimum temperatures and high cumulative rainfall in the time period previous to tick collection (15 to 60 days) were positively correlated with the prevalence of "Ca. Ehrlichia hydrochoerus" infection in A. dubitatum. Our results suggest that a combination of factors (both biological and abiotic) could raise the risk of human exposure to tick-borne Ehrlichia in the Iberá wetlands ecoregion.
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eng
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Nature Research
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/
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ANAPLASMATACEAE
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ALTERNATIVE HOST
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AMBLYOMMA DUBITATUM
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SOUTH AMERICA
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Biología Celular, Microbiología
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Ciencias Biológicas
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CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS
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Ecología
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Ciencias Biológicas
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CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS
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Capybara density and climatic factors as modulators of Ehrlichia prevalence in questing ticks in the Iberá wetlands, Argentina
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
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2024-02-05T13:51:38Z
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2045-2322
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13
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1
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1-9
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Reino Unido
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Fil: Eberhardt, María Ayelen Teresita. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral; Argentina
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Fil: Manzoli, Darío Ezequiel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral; Argentina
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Fil: Fernández, Camilo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral; Argentina
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Fil: Zurvera, Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral; Argentina
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Fil: Monje, Lucas Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral; Argentina
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Scientific Reports
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-39557-w
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39557-w
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