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Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea) associated with mammals in Colombia: a historical review, molecular species confirmation, and establishment of new relationships

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Ticks are considered the second most important vectors of pathogens worldwide, after mosquitoes. This study provides a systematic review of vector-host relationships between ticks and mammals (domestic and wild) and consolidates information from studies conducted in Colombia between 1911 and 2020. Using the PRISMA method, 71 scientific articles containing records for 51 tick species (Argasidae and Ixodidae) associated with mammals are reported. The existing information on tick-mammal associations in Colombia is scarce, fragmented, or very old. Moreover, 213 specimens were assessed based on morphological and molecular analyses, which allowed confirming eight tick species associated with mammals: Amblyomma calcaratum, Amblyomma dissimile, Amblyomma mixtum, Amblyomma nodosum, Amblyomma ovale, Amblyomma varium, Ixodes luciae, and Ixodes tropicalis. Several tick species are molecularly confirmed for Colombia and nine new relationships between ticks and mammals are reported. This research compiles and confirms important records of tick-mammal associations in Colombia.

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This project was funded by the Vice-rectory of Research and Post-graduate Studies of Universidad de Caldas and Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation of Colombia - Minciencias [code: 112777758193, contract 858 of 2017].

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    Mateo Ortíz-Giraldo, William D. Tobón-Escobar, Daniela Velásquez-Guarín, Paula A. Ossa-López, Héctor E. Ramírez-Chaves, Juan D. Carvajal-Agudelo & Fredy A. Rivera-Páez

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Ortíz-Giraldo, M., Tobón-Escobar, W.D., Velásquez-Guarín, D. et al. Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea) associated with mammals in Colombia: a historical review, molecular species confirmation, and establishment of new relationships. Parasitol Res 120, 383–394 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-020-06989-6

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