The natural history of Amblyomma maculatum sensu lato, a vector of Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis, in southern Arizona.

ABSTRACT: Amblyomma maculatum sensu lato (s.l.) is an ixodid tick found in the semi-arid southwestern United States and northern Mexico where it is a parasite of medical and veterinary significance, including as a vector for Rickettsia parkeri, a cause of spotted fever rickettsiosis in the Americas. To describe the comprehensive natural history of this tick, monthly small mammal trapping and avian mist netting sessions were conducted at sites in Cochise County Arizona, within the Madrean Archipelago region where human cases of R. parkeri rickettsiosis and adult stages of A. maculatum s.l. were previously documented. A total of 1949 larvae and nymphs were removed from nine taxonomic groups of rodents and ten species of birds and were used in combination with records for adult stages collected both fr

SUBMITTER: Lynn GE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11568202 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature