Tick-associated diseases identified from hunting dogs during the COVID-19 pandemic in a Mayan community in Yucatan, Mexico.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hunting activity in the Mayan communities has increased due to COVID-19 and domestic dogs have gained more importance. Due to their proximity to humans, domestic dogs are a bridge between tick-borne diseases (TBDs) and humans and their peri-domestic environment. In Mexico, and especially in rural regions, there were not adequate records of TBDs during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

Aim

Identify TBD of ticks collected during the COVID-19 pandemic in a rural community.

Methods

Tick capture was carried out in March 2021, in Teabo, Yucatan. Ticks were removed using from domestic dogs and placed in ethanol. Collected ticks were morphologically identified and underwent DNA extraction and a partial segment of the mitochondrial 16S-rDNA gene was amplified to corroborate

SUBMITTER: Dzul-Rosado KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10399651 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature