Molecular detection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis in marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) and their parasitic Amblyomma triste ticks in Argentina suggests a local transmission cycle
This first-time contemporary detection of zoonotic E. chaffeensis in both a wild vertebrate host and its parasitic generalist ticks in a natural setting, provides direct evidence of a putative transmission cycle in Argentina, highlighting the need of implementing multidisciplinary surveillance systems.
Authors
- Marcela Orozco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1677-4310)
- Marisa Farber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2528-6688)
- Iara Figini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2810-6849)
- Eliana Carolina Guillemi
- Paula Blanco
Institutions
- Universidad de Buenos Aires (AR)
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral (AR)
- Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular (AR)
- Fundación Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (AR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2026-01-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-07211-1
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00