02946nas a2200385 4500008004100000022001400041245009600055210006900151260001600220300000900236490000600245520179600251653001402047653001902061653002802080653001302108653001302121100002602134700002202160700002302182700002102205700001702226700002102243700002002264700002302284700002302307700002302330700002702353700002402380700002302404700002002427700002402447700002502471856006402496 2023 eng d a2399-342100aBuilding a community-based taxonomic resource for digitization of parasites and their hosts0 aBuilding a communitybased taxonomic resource for digitization of cNov-01-2023 a9 pp0 v73 a

Classification of the biological diversity on Earth is foundational to all areas of research within the natural sciences. Reliable biological nomenclatural and taxonomic systems facilitate efficient access to information about organisms and their names over time. However, broadly sharing, accessing, delivering, and updating these resources remains a persistent problem. This barrier has been acknowledged by the biodiversity data sharing community, yet concrete efforts to standardize and continually update taxonomic names in a sustainable way remain limited. High diversity groups such as arthropods are especially challenging as available specimen data per number of species is substantially lower than vertebrate or plant groups. The Terrestrial Parasite Tracker Thematic Collections Network project developed a workflow for gathering expert-verified taxonomic names across all available sources, aligning those sources, and publishing a single resource that provides a model for future endeavors to standardize digital specimen identification data. The process involved gathering expert-verified nomenclature lists representing the full taxonomic scope of terrestrial arthropod parasites, documenting issues experienced, and finding potential solutions for reconciliation of taxonomic resources against large data publishers. Although discordance between our expert resources and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility are relatively low, the impact across all taxa affects thousands of names that correspond to hundreds of thousands of specimen records. Here, we demonstrate a mechanism for the delivery and continued maintenance of these taxonomic resources, while highlighting the current state of taxon name curation for biodiversity data sharing.

10aarthropod10aBioinformatics10abiological nomenclature10aparasite10ataxonomy1 aSullivan, Kathryn, A.1 aTucker, Erika, M.1 aDowdy, Nicolas, J.1 aAllen, Julie, M.1 aBarve, Vijay1 aBoone, James, H.1 aBush, Sarah, E.1 aEvenhuis, Neal, L.1 aHastriter, Michael1 aLight, Jessica, E.1 aMayfield-Meyer, Teresa1 aO'Connor, Barry, M.1 aPoelen, Jorrit, H.1 aRacz, Gabor, R.1 aSeltmann, Katja, C.1 aZaspel, Jennifer, M. uhttps://academic.oup.com/isd/article-abstract/7/6/1/743948304474nas a2200361 4500008004100000022001400041245008200055210006900137260001200206300001400218490000700232520340700239653002903646653002203675653001503697653001703712653001403729653001403743653001503757100003203772700002003804700002003824700003403844700002303878700002203901700001703923700002403940700002003964700002503984700002404009700001904033856006004052 2008 eng d a0005-208600aBackyard Chicken Flocks Pose a Disease Risk for Neotropic Birds in Costa Rica0 aBackyard Chicken Flocks Pose a Disease Risk for Neotropic Birds  c12-2008 a558 - 5660 v523 a

Pathogens of free-ranging chickens create a risk of disease for wild birds, some of which migrate to the United States, as well as potential economic losses for resource-poor farmers. Free-roaming backyard chickens are commonly kept in shade- grown coffee plantations, habitats that attract large numbers of wild birds. The husbandry and pathogen prevalence of backyard chicken flocks in San Luis, Costa Rica, were investigated. Based on serologic evidence, Newcastle disease virus, infectious laryngotracheitis virus, infectious bronchitis virus, chicken anemia virus, and infectious bursal disease virus, as well as both Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae, appear to be significant diseases of this population, and thus, we consider these backyard chickens potential reservoirs for these diseases. There was no evidence of avian influenza. Interviews, clinical examinations, and microscopic examination of tissues led us to believe that poxvirus is also a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in these chickens. We found that Escherichia coli isolates were resistant against tilmicosin, tetracycline, ampicillin, amoxicillin with clavulanic acid, ticarcillin, and cephalothin, and contained genes considered responsible for conferring tetracycline resistance. Additionally, although production was not measured, we suspect that husbandry and lack of preventative medicine are directly related to the diseases reported, all of which negatively affect production.

RESUMEN. Las parvadas de aves de traspatio representan un riesgo de enfermedad para las aves tropicales en Costa Rica.
Los pato ́genos de las aves de traspatio generan un riesgo de enfermedad para las aves silvestres, algunas de las cuales migran a los Estados Unidos, generando a su vez potenciales pe ́rdidas econo ́micas para granjeros de escasos recursos. Las aves de traspatio criadas a la intemperie son comu ́nmente mantenidas en plantaciones de cafe ́ con abundante sombra, un habitat que atrae un gran nu ́mero de aves silvestres. En San Luis, Costa Rica, se investigo ́ el manejo y la prevalencia de pato ́genos en aves de traspatio. Basado en evidencia serolo ́gica, los virus de la enfermedad de Newcastle, laringotraqueitis infecciosa, bronquitis infecciosa, anemia infecciosa aviar y enfermedad infecciosa de la bolsa, as ́ı como el Mycoplasma gallisepticum y el Mycoplasma synoviae, son agentes causantes de enfermedades en esta poblacio ́n y en consecuencia se consideran a estas aves de traspatio como reservorios potenciales de estas enfermedades. No se encontro ́ evidencia de influenza aviar. Entrevistas, exa ́menes cl ́ınicos y evaluaciones microsco ́picas de tejidos nos llevan a creer que el virus de la viruela aviar es tambie ́n una causa significativa de morbilidad y mortalidad en estas aves. Se demostro ́ que los aislamientos de Escherichia coli eran resistentes a la tilmicosina, tetraciclina, ampicilina, amoxiciclina y a ́cido clavula ́nico, ticarciclina, cefalocina y conten ́ıan genes considerados responsables de conferir la resistencia a la tetraciciclina. Adicionalmente, aunque no se midio ́ la produccio ́n, se sospecha que las pra ́cticas de manejo y la falta de medicina preventiva esta ́n directamente relacionadas con las enfermedades reportadas, todas capaces de afectar negativamente la produccio ́n.

10aantimicrobial resistance10abackyard chickens10aCosta Rica10afree-ranging10ahusbandry10apathogens10awild birds1 aHernandez-Divers, Sonia, M.1 aVillegas, Pedro1 aJimenez, Carlos1 aHernandez-Divers, Stephen, J.1 aGarcia, Maricarmen1 aRiblet, Sylva, M.1 aCarroll, Ron1 aO'Connor, Barry, M.1 aWebb, Julie, L.1 aYabsley, Michael, J.1 aWilliams, Susan, M.1 aSanchez, Susan uhttp://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1637/8298-032808-Reg.102366nas a2200277 4500008004100000245007700041210006900118520156900187653001501756653001001771653001701781653001101798653000901809653001101818653001001829653001701839653001801856653001001874100002301884700002201907700002401929700002601953700001901979700002401998856006602022 2020 eng d00aChecklist of ectoparasites of cricetid and heteromyid rodents in México0 aChecklist of ectoparasites of cricetid and heteromyid rodents in3 a

We present an updated checklist of ectoparasite species (including mites, ticks, lice, and fleas) infesting cricetid and heteromyid rodents (Rodentia: Cricetidae and Heteromyidae) in México. For each parasite species, we include information on parasite taxonomy, host associations, collection localities, citations from the literature, and museum collections, when available. We recorded more than 172 mite, 114 flea, 22 tick, and 22 louse species from a minimum of 110 host species (82 cricetid and 28 heteromyid species) distributed across 31 states in México. This work represents the most up-to-date and comprehensive checklist of ectoparasite species parasitizing cricetid and heteromyid rodents in México.


Presentamos una lista actualizada de especies de ectoparásitos (ácaros, garrapatas, piojos y pulgas) que infestan roedores cricétidos y heterómidos (Rodentia: Cricetidae y Heteromyidae) en México. Para cada especie de parásito, incluimos información sobre la taxonomía de los parásitos, asociaciones con el hospedero, localidades de colecta, citas de la literatura y colecciones de museo, cuando están disponibles. Registramos más de 172 especies de ácaros, 114 pulgas, 22 garrapatas y 22 piojos de un mínimo de 110 especies de hospederos (82 especies de cricétidos y 28 heterómidos) distribuidas en 31 estados de México. Este trabajo representa la lista más actualizada y completa de las especies de ectoparásitos que parasitan a los roedores cricétidos y heterómidos en México

10aCricetidae10afleas10aHeteromyidae10aixodid10alice10amexico10amites10aPhthiraptera10aSiphonaptera.10aticks1 aLight, Jessica, E.1 aDurden, Lance, A.1 aO'Connor, Barry, M.1 aPreisser, Whitney, C.1 aAcosta, Roxana1 aEckerlin, Ralph, P. uhttp://132.248.10.25/therya/index.php/THERYA/article/view/78500807nas a2200205 4500008004100000245011600041210006900157260000900226300001200235490000900247520012500256653001100381100002100392700002200413700002700435700002200462700002000484700002400504856007300528 2007 eng d00aEctoparasites and other ectosymbiotic arthropods of vertebrates in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA0 aEctoparasites and other ectosymbiotic arthropods of vertebrates  c2007 a31 - 680 v13923 a

Ectoparasites and other ectosymbiotic arthropods of vertebrates in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA

10aSurvey1 aReeves, Will, K.1 aDurden, Lance, A.1 aRitzi, Christopher, M.1 aBeckham, Katy, R.1 aSuper, Paul, E.1 aO'Connor, Barry, M. uhttp://www.phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/46709.pdf