The tropical fowl mite, <i>Ornithonyssus bursa</i> (Acari: Macronyssidae): environmental and host factors associated with its occurrence in Argentine passerine communities

Autores
Arce, Sofía Irene; Manzoli, Darío Ezequiel; Saravia-Pietropaolo, María José; Quiroga, Martín Aníbal; Antoniazzi, Leandro Raúl; Lareschi, Marcela; Beldomenico, Pablo Martín
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2018
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The tropical fowl mite, Ornithonyssus bursa, is a common avian parasite found on diverse bird species worldwide. In the Neotropical region, O. bursa is present in wild birds, but it may also infect poultry and bite humans. Little is known about the ecology and epidemiology of this parasite. We conducted a thorough longitudinal study in passerine assemblages from central Argentina, gathering data from six reproductive seasons, with the aim of identifying factors that have a role in driving the occurrence and distribution of O. bursa in its natural hosts. We focused on the brood and microhabitat levels, accounting for potential confounders of higher levels. The results hereby presented contribute to our knowledge on the eco-epidemiology of O. bursa in natural hosts of the Neotropical region. Among the many variables assessed, nest material and host species appeared to be the most important correlates of O. bursa prevalence. Nonetheless, supplementary analyses showed that host species is a stronger predictor than nest material. Moreover, mite burden (parasite intensity) was found to depend on host species, but not on nest material. The association with species depended on nestling age, suggesting that resistance builds up as the nestling develop, but at a different pace depending on the bird species. Brood size was inversely correlated with intensity of parasitism, suggesting a dilution of the parasite burden on each nestling.
Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo
Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores
Materia
Ciencias Naturales
Host-parasite interaction
South America
Passeriformes
Macronyssid mites
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spelling The tropical fowl mite, <i>Ornithonyssus bursa</i> (Acari: Macronyssidae): environmental and host factors associated with its occurrence in Argentine passerine communitiesArce, Sofía IreneManzoli, Darío EzequielSaravia-Pietropaolo, María JoséQuiroga, Martín AníbalAntoniazzi, Leandro RaúlLareschi, MarcelaBeldomenico, Pablo MartínCiencias NaturalesHost-parasite interactionSouth AmericaPasseriformesMacronyssid mitesThe tropical fowl mite, <i>Ornithonyssus bursa</i>, is a common avian parasite found on diverse bird species worldwide. In the Neotropical region, <i>O. bursa</i> is present in wild birds, but it may also infect poultry and bite humans. Little is known about the ecology and epidemiology of this parasite. We conducted a thorough longitudinal study in passerine assemblages from central Argentina, gathering data from six reproductive seasons, with the aim of identifying factors that have a role in driving the occurrence and distribution of <i>O. bursa</i> in its natural hosts. We focused on the brood and microhabitat levels, accounting for potential confounders of higher levels. The results hereby presented contribute to our knowledge on the eco-epidemiology of <i>O. bursa</i> in natural hosts of the Neotropical region. Among the many variables assessed, nest material and host species appeared to be the most important correlates of <i>O. bursa</i> prevalence. Nonetheless, supplementary analyses showed that host species is a stronger predictor than nest material. Moreover, mite burden (parasite intensity) was found to depend on host species, but not on nest material. The association with species depended on nestling age, suggesting that resistance builds up as the nestling develop, but at a different pace depending on the bird species. Brood size was inversely correlated with intensity of parasitism, suggesting a dilution of the parasite burden on each nestling.Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y MuseoCentro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores2018-10info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticulohttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdf3257-3267http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/130515enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/1432-1955info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/0932-0113info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s00436-018-6025-1info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/30069828info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)reponame:SEDICI (UNLP)instname:Universidad Nacional de La Platainstacron:UNLP2025-09-29T11:32:36Zoai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/130515Institucionalhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/oai/snrdalira@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13292025-09-29 11:32:37.012SEDICI (UNLP) - Universidad Nacional de La Platafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The tropical fowl mite, <i>Ornithonyssus bursa</i> (Acari: Macronyssidae): environmental and host factors associated with its occurrence in Argentine passerine communities
title The tropical fowl mite, <i>Ornithonyssus bursa</i> (Acari: Macronyssidae): environmental and host factors associated with its occurrence in Argentine passerine communities
spellingShingle The tropical fowl mite, <i>Ornithonyssus bursa</i> (Acari: Macronyssidae): environmental and host factors associated with its occurrence in Argentine passerine communities
Arce, Sofía Irene
Ciencias Naturales
Host-parasite interaction
South America
Passeriformes
Macronyssid mites
title_short The tropical fowl mite, <i>Ornithonyssus bursa</i> (Acari: Macronyssidae): environmental and host factors associated with its occurrence in Argentine passerine communities
title_full The tropical fowl mite, <i>Ornithonyssus bursa</i> (Acari: Macronyssidae): environmental and host factors associated with its occurrence in Argentine passerine communities
title_fullStr The tropical fowl mite, <i>Ornithonyssus bursa</i> (Acari: Macronyssidae): environmental and host factors associated with its occurrence in Argentine passerine communities
title_full_unstemmed The tropical fowl mite, <i>Ornithonyssus bursa</i> (Acari: Macronyssidae): environmental and host factors associated with its occurrence in Argentine passerine communities
title_sort The tropical fowl mite, <i>Ornithonyssus bursa</i> (Acari: Macronyssidae): environmental and host factors associated with its occurrence in Argentine passerine communities
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Arce, Sofía Irene
Manzoli, Darío Ezequiel
Saravia-Pietropaolo, María José
Quiroga, Martín Aníbal
Antoniazzi, Leandro Raúl
Lareschi, Marcela
Beldomenico, Pablo Martín
author Arce, Sofía Irene
author_facet Arce, Sofía Irene
Manzoli, Darío Ezequiel
Saravia-Pietropaolo, María José
Quiroga, Martín Aníbal
Antoniazzi, Leandro Raúl
Lareschi, Marcela
Beldomenico, Pablo Martín
author_role author
author2 Manzoli, Darío Ezequiel
Saravia-Pietropaolo, María José
Quiroga, Martín Aníbal
Antoniazzi, Leandro Raúl
Lareschi, Marcela
Beldomenico, Pablo Martín
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Naturales
Host-parasite interaction
South America
Passeriformes
Macronyssid mites
topic Ciencias Naturales
Host-parasite interaction
South America
Passeriformes
Macronyssid mites
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The tropical fowl mite, <i>Ornithonyssus bursa</i>, is a common avian parasite found on diverse bird species worldwide. In the Neotropical region, <i>O. bursa</i> is present in wild birds, but it may also infect poultry and bite humans. Little is known about the ecology and epidemiology of this parasite. We conducted a thorough longitudinal study in passerine assemblages from central Argentina, gathering data from six reproductive seasons, with the aim of identifying factors that have a role in driving the occurrence and distribution of <i>O. bursa</i> in its natural hosts. We focused on the brood and microhabitat levels, accounting for potential confounders of higher levels. The results hereby presented contribute to our knowledge on the eco-epidemiology of <i>O. bursa</i> in natural hosts of the Neotropical region. Among the many variables assessed, nest material and host species appeared to be the most important correlates of <i>O. bursa</i> prevalence. Nonetheless, supplementary analyses showed that host species is a stronger predictor than nest material. Moreover, mite burden (parasite intensity) was found to depend on host species, but not on nest material. The association with species depended on nestling age, suggesting that resistance builds up as the nestling develop, but at a different pace depending on the bird species. Brood size was inversely correlated with intensity of parasitism, suggesting a dilution of the parasite burden on each nestling.
Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo
Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores
description The tropical fowl mite, <i>Ornithonyssus bursa</i>, is a common avian parasite found on diverse bird species worldwide. In the Neotropical region, <i>O. bursa</i> is present in wild birds, but it may also infect poultry and bite humans. Little is known about the ecology and epidemiology of this parasite. We conducted a thorough longitudinal study in passerine assemblages from central Argentina, gathering data from six reproductive seasons, with the aim of identifying factors that have a role in driving the occurrence and distribution of <i>O. bursa</i> in its natural hosts. We focused on the brood and microhabitat levels, accounting for potential confounders of higher levels. The results hereby presented contribute to our knowledge on the eco-epidemiology of <i>O. bursa</i> in natural hosts of the Neotropical region. Among the many variables assessed, nest material and host species appeared to be the most important correlates of <i>O. bursa</i> prevalence. Nonetheless, supplementary analyses showed that host species is a stronger predictor than nest material. Moreover, mite burden (parasite intensity) was found to depend on host species, but not on nest material. The association with species depended on nestling age, suggesting that resistance builds up as the nestling develop, but at a different pace depending on the bird species. Brood size was inversely correlated with intensity of parasitism, suggesting a dilution of the parasite burden on each nestling.
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