Table 1 Ticks (M: males, F: females, N: nymph, L: larva) collected from wild hosts in Belize and the rickettsial detection in part of the ticks
From: Ticks and rickettsiae from wildlife in Belize, Central America
Vertebrate hosts | Tick species: No. per stage | Rickettsial detection in ticks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Order: Family | Species | Localitya | No. positive/No. tested (%) | Rickettsia species | |
1 | Rodentia: Cuniculidae | Cuniculus paca | A | Amblyomma pacae: 1Â M | Â | Â |
2 | Â | C. paca | A | A. pacae: 1Â M | Â | Â |
3 | Â | C. paca | A | A. pacae: 2Â M, 1Â F | 1/1 (100) | R. amblyommii |
4 | Carnivora: Procyonidae | Nasua narica | A | Amblyomma ovale: 1Â M, 1Â F | 0/1 (0) | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Amblyomma coelebs: 1Â N | Â | Â |
5 | Carnivora: Mustelidae | Eira barbara | A | A. ovale: 2Â F | 0/1 (0) | Â |
6 | Carnivora: Felidae | Puma concolor | B | A. ovale: 6Â M | 2/4 (50) | Rickettsia sp.b |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Amblyomma cf. oblongoguttatum: 1Â M, 6Â F | 0/3 (0) | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Ixodes affinis: 4Â M, 6Â F | 4/4 (100) | Rickettsia sp.c |
7 | Â | Panthera onca | B | A. ovale: 6Â M | 1/3 (33.3) | Rickettsia sp.b |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | A. coelebs: 1Â L | 0/1 (0) | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | A. cf. oblongoguttatum: 3Â M, 2Â F, 1Â L | 0/2 (0) | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Ixodes affinis: 3Â M, 12Â F | 6/7 (85.7) | Rickettsia sp.c |
8 | Â | Panthera onca | B | A. ovale: 2Â M | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | A. cf. oblongoguttatum: 2Â F | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | A. coelebs: 1Â N | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Ixodes affinis: 5Â M, 13Â F | 8/9 (88.9) | Rickettsia sp.c |