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- The study examined the effects of feeding larvae from the species Ornithodoros aff. puertoricensis on laboratory mice using varying infestation levels (30, 40, or 50 larvae).
- Clinical symptoms started around 72 hours post-feeding, beginning with inflammation in the nasal and ocular areas, followed by respiratory issues and nervous symptoms, with 70% mortality in mice showing respiratory symptoms.
- Treatment with Amitraz effectively killed the larvae and reversed the symptoms, indicating the presence of a toxin in the larvae's saliva responsible for the health impacts.
Article Abstract
The clinical picture produced by the feeding of larvae of Ornithodoros aff. puertoricensis on laboratory mice, was studied using different larval infestation protocols that included 30, 40 or 50 larvae per mouse and control uninfested groups. Clinical effects appeared around 72 h of larval feeding, having a first stage characterized by hyperaemia in both nasal and ocular mucosa, followed by respiratory symptoms (96-120 h) and nervous incoordination (120-144 h). No one mouse evidenced paralysis, and nervous symptoms were never observed in animals infested with only 30 larvae. High mortality (commonly up to 70%) was observed in mice with respiratory symptoms, while 100% of animals in the nervous phase died between 168 and 192 h after the beginning of larval feeding. When some infested mice were treated with a solution of Amitraz the larvae were killed and reversion of symptoms was observed. These effects are ascribed to the presence of a toxin in the saliva of the feeding larvae.
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