Further thoughts on the taxonomy and vector role of Rhipicephalus sanguineus group ticks
Further thoughts on the taxonomy and vector role of Rhipicephalus sanguineus group ticks
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DOI：
10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.12.014
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发表时间：
2015-02-28
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2.6
通讯作者：
Otranto, Domenico
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作者：
Dantas-Torres, Filipe;Otranto, Domenico
血蜱（Rhipicephalus sanguineus）是Latreille于1806年根据可能在法国收集的标本描述的一种蜱虫。然而，这是一个形态学定义不确定的分类单元，最近的研究收集了无可辩驳的证据，支持一个名为“R. sanguineus”的隐物种复合体的存在，其在世界各地的兄弟物种数量尚未确定。这一事实引起了医学和兽医的极大关注，同时考虑到目前被确定为“血蜱”的蜱已被认为是感染狗和人的几种病原体的经证实或假定的媒介。其中一些微生物（如犬埃利希体和犬肝虫）的分布和流行程度的差异进一步支持了以“血蜱”命名的不同物种的存在，并表明这些蜱虫物种的媒介能力可能有所不同。本文结合近年来的研究成果，对血蜱属蜱的分类及媒介作用进行了综述。(C) 2014 Elsevier B.V.版权所有
Rhipicephalus sanguineus is a tick species described in 1806 by Latreille, based on specimens probably collected in France. However, this is a taxon with uncertain morphological definition and recent studies have gathered irrefutable evidence supporting the existence of a cryptic species-complex under the name 'R. sanguineus', whose number of sibling species around the world has yet to be ascertained. This fact is of great medical and veterinary concern, also considering that ticks currently identified as 'R. sanguineus' have been regarded as proven or putative vectors of several pathogens infecting dogs and humans. Differences in the distribution and prevalence of some of these microorganisms (e.g., Ehrlichia canis and Hepatozoon canis) further support the existence of distinct species under the name 'R. sanguineus' and suggest that the vector competence of these tick species may vary. This article provides an account on the taxonomy and the vector role of ticks belonging to the R. sanguineus group in the light of recent research. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.