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Camargo-Mathias MI, Pereira NRC, da Silva Reis C, de Almeida CR, Dos Santos Mendes DR, de Araújo GB, Postali L, Figueroa T, Ferreira ARF, Santos JP, de Oliveira PR. Deltamethrin as inductor agent of precocious ovarian degeneration in Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l. (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks. EXPERIMENTAL & APPLIED ACAROLOGY 2017; 72:161-169. [PMID: 28597314 DOI: 10.1007/s10493-017-0144-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
The cosmopolitan species Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l. is one of the most widely distributed ticks all over the world. These ectoparasites are vectors of several pathogens and cause significant direct damage to their hosts. The biological success of these ectoparasites has been attributed to their ovaries and salivary glands, organs that ensure their survival in various environmental conditions. The importance of the ovaries in ticks is that, after mating, the individuals are able to lay approximately three thousand eggs. The present study had the objective to demonstrate the effects of deltamethrin obtained from the product Butox P CE 25® (MSD Saúde Animal, São Paulo, Brazil) on the ovarian development of R. sanguineus s.l. females. The chemical was tested in the concentrations of 25, 50, 100 and 200 ppm (respectively 80, 40, 20 and 10 times lower than the recommended by the manufacturer). Through the application of histological techniques and HE staining, the results showed that the deltamethrin was potentially able to modify the morphophysiology of the oocytes in all developmental stages, interfering in the vitellogenesis, causing intense vacuolation, cytoplasmic disorganization, and alterations in the chorion secretion. In addition, the chemical affected the germ vesicle of some oocytes, causing damages and hypertrophy, fragmenting the chromatin and forming bodies strongly stained by hematoxylin. Therefore, this study confirmed that the deltamethrin had an important action on the reproductive system of the R. sanguineus s.l. females, causing the precocious structural disorganization of the germ cells, consequently preventing the generation of new individuals.
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- Department of Biology, Bioscience Institute, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Bioscience Institute, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Bioscience Institute, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Bioscience Institute, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Bioscience Institute, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Bioscience Institute, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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Patey O. [Lyme disease: prophylaxis after tick bite]. Med Mal Infect 2007; 37:446-55. [PMID: 17399928 DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2006.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2006] [Accepted: 01/15/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lyme disease is a bacterial infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted by infected ticks. The transmission depends on several factors, especially on the duration of the tick's presence in the host body (the nymph which is smaller than the adults and thus less visible, is in this case the most frequently involved) and on whether the tick is infected or not. The interpretation of results in the few available studies is made difficult by the lack of information obtained (due to difficulty to collect information and examination costs). The comparison is made even more difficult by the difference between Borrelia ticks species in various regions. Today, the best methods are preventive: protective clothing, tick repellents, checking and removal of ticks after a journey in an endemic zone, and in case of tick bite, regular examination of the bite site during the following weeks in order to initiate an early curative treatment if ECM is diagnosed. The currently available data seems to be insufficient to suggest systematic antimicrobial prophylaxis in case of tick bite.
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- O Patey
- Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, groupe études épidémiologique et prophylactique, CHI de Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, 94195 Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France.
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