Removal of Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) population as measure to control Amblyomma tick population and reduce Brazilian Spotted Fever transmission risk in a Gated Community in Bragança Paulista (SP, Brazil) – Case Study
This study reports the factors which led a gated community located in Bragança Paulista (SP, Brazil), a non-endemic area for Brazilian Spotted Fever (BSF), to be classified as a Risk Area for transmission of this disease, showing that an increasing resident population of capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydr...
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doaj-315a01805f334e4dbd008c44451f542a2020-11-25T02:45:05ZengUniversidade de São PauloBrazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science1413-95961678-44562019-03-0155410.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2018.143159Removal of Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) population as measure to control Amblyomma tick population and reduce Brazilian Spotted Fever transmission risk in a Gated Community in Bragança Paulista (SP, Brazil) – Case StudyAdriana Akemi Kuniy0Ciro Antônio DiasCelso de SouzaFrancisco Conrado de Mendonça UchoaThaís Guimarães LuizMonicque Silva PereiraDébora Bonilha VasquezMarcello Schiavo NardiPriscila Machion LeonisVitor ArrudaSóstenes PelegriniHarley Sebastião da SilvaLeandro GodoyThiago Macek Gonçalves ZahnJGP Consultoria e Participações Ltda.This study reports the factors which led a gated community located in Bragança Paulista (SP, Brazil), a non-endemic area for Brazilian Spotted Fever (BSF), to be classified as a Risk Area for transmission of this disease, showing that an increasing resident population of capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in the area was likely responsible for a proliferation of Amblyomma sculptum ticks and acted as an amplifying host for Rickettsia rickettsii, the main etiologic agent of BSF. We report management actions proposed to control the local tick burden and reduce BSF risk, including measures to control parasitic and free-living tick populations and exclusion of the resident capybara population. Analyses of tick population data and R. rickettsii serology tests indicate that these measures were effective, greatly reducing the environmental burden of Amblyomma sculptum ticks and reducing the BSF transmission risk at the area. http://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/143159Rickettsia rickettsiiTicksAmblyomma sculptumHydrochoerus hydrochaerisPublic health risk |
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Adriana Akemi Kuniy Ciro Antônio Dias Celso de Souza Francisco Conrado de Mendonça Uchoa Thaís Guimarães Luiz Monicque Silva Pereira Débora Bonilha Vasquez Marcello Schiavo Nardi Priscila Machion Leonis Vitor Arruda Sóstenes Pelegrini Harley Sebastião da Silva Leandro Godoy Thiago Macek Gonçalves Zahn |
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Adriana Akemi Kuniy Ciro Antônio Dias Celso de Souza Francisco Conrado de Mendonça Uchoa Thaís Guimarães Luiz Monicque Silva Pereira Débora Bonilha Vasquez Marcello Schiavo Nardi Priscila Machion Leonis Vitor Arruda Sóstenes Pelegrini Harley Sebastião da Silva Leandro Godoy Thiago Macek Gonçalves Zahn Removal of Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) population as measure to control Amblyomma tick population and reduce Brazilian Spotted Fever transmission risk in a Gated Community in Bragança Paulista (SP, Brazil) – Case Study Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science Rickettsia rickettsii Ticks Amblyomma sculptum Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris Public health risk |
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Adriana Akemi Kuniy Ciro Antônio Dias Celso de Souza Francisco Conrado de Mendonça Uchoa Thaís Guimarães Luiz Monicque Silva Pereira Débora Bonilha Vasquez Marcello Schiavo Nardi Priscila Machion Leonis Vitor Arruda Sóstenes Pelegrini Harley Sebastião da Silva Leandro Godoy Thiago Macek Gonçalves Zahn |
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Removal of Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) population as measure to control Amblyomma tick population and reduce Brazilian Spotted Fever transmission risk in a Gated Community in Bragança Paulista (SP, Brazil) – Case Study |
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Removal of Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) population as measure to control Amblyomma tick population and reduce Brazilian Spotted Fever transmission risk in a Gated Community in Bragança Paulista (SP, Brazil) – Case Study |
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Removal of Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) population as measure to control Amblyomma tick population and reduce Brazilian Spotted Fever transmission risk in a Gated Community in Bragança Paulista (SP, Brazil) – Case Study |
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Removal of Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) population as measure to control Amblyomma tick population and reduce Brazilian Spotted Fever transmission risk in a Gated Community in Bragança Paulista (SP, Brazil) – Case Study |
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Removal of Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) population as measure to control Amblyomma tick population and reduce Brazilian Spotted Fever transmission risk in a Gated Community in Bragança Paulista (SP, Brazil) – Case Study |
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removal of capybara (hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) population as measure to control amblyomma tick population and reduce brazilian spotted fever transmission risk in a gated community in bragança paulista (sp, brazil) – case study |
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Universidade de São Paulo |
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Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science |
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This study reports the factors which led a gated community located in Bragança Paulista (SP, Brazil), a non-endemic area for Brazilian Spotted Fever (BSF), to be classified as a Risk Area for transmission of this disease, showing that an increasing resident population of capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in the area was likely responsible for a proliferation of Amblyomma sculptum ticks and acted as an amplifying host for Rickettsia rickettsii, the main etiologic agent of BSF. We report management actions proposed to control the local tick burden and reduce BSF risk, including measures to control parasitic and free-living tick populations and exclusion of the resident capybara population. Analyses of tick population data and R. rickettsii serology tests indicate that these measures were effective, greatly reducing the environmental burden of Amblyomma sculptum ticks and reducing the BSF transmission risk at the area.
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Rickettsia rickettsii Ticks Amblyomma sculptum Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris Public health risk |
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http://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/143159 |
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