<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0120-4157</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Biomédica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Biomed.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-4157</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto Nacional de Salud]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S0120-41572021000200347</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.7705/biomedica.5464</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Ixodes tropicalis (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting a human and molecular detection of Rickettsia bellii, Colombia]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Infestación de Ixodes tropicalis (Acari: Ixodidae) en un humano y detección molecular de Rickettsia bellii, Colombia]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Quintero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan C.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Félix]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María L.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Venzal]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José M.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Nava]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Santiago]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Antioquia Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias Grupo de Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias, Centauro]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Medellín ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de la República del Uruguay Facultad de Veterinaria, Centro Universitario Regional Litoral Norte Laboratorio de Vectores y Enfermedades Transmitidas]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Salto ]]></addr-line>
<country>Uruguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santa Fe ]]></addr-line>
<country>Argentina</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>41</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>347</fpage>
<lpage>352</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-41572021000200347&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-41572021000200347&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-41572021000200347&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction: Ixodes tropicalis is a little-known tick species reported parasitizing wild rodents only in Colombia and Perú.  Objective:  To report a case of I. tropicalis infesting a human in the south of the metropolitan area of the Valle de Aburrá, Antioquia, Colombia, and to report the molecular detection of Rickettsia bellii in this species.  Materials and methods:  The tick was identified using a morphological key and sequencing of tick mitochondrial 16S rRNA. Additionally, bacterial and protozoa pathogens were evaluated using PCR for the detection of Rickettsia spp., family Anaplasmataceae, Borrelia spp., and piroplasmid.  Results:  We identified the tick as an I. tropicalis female according to Kohls, 1956, description and to partial 16S rRNA sequences showing a minimum of 5% divergencies compAred to Ixodes sequences. We also detected the gltA gene of R. bellii in the tick with 99.87% of identity.  Conclusion:  This is the first report in Colombia of a species of the Ixodes genus parasitizing a human and the first report of the detection of R. bellii in this tick species.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción. Ixodes tropicalis es una especie de garrapata poco conocida que se había reportado parasitando únicamente roedores silvestres en Colombia y Perú.  Objetivo.  Reportar un caso de infestación por I. tropicalis en un ser humano del sur del área metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá (Antioquia) y reportar la detección molecular de Rickettsia bellii en esta especie.  Materiales y métodos.  La garrapata se identificó usando claves morfológicas y mediante la secuenciación de su gen 16S ARNr mitocondrial. Además, se evaluó la presencia de agentes patógenos bacterianos y protozoos usando PCR para la detección de Rickettsia spp., la familia Anaplasmataceae, Borrelia spp. y piroplásmidos.  Resultados.  La garrapata se identificó como una hembra de I. tropicalis, según la descripción de Kohls, 1956, y la secuencia parcial del gen 16S ARNr, la cual mostró una divergencia de mínimo 5 % en la compAración con las secuencias de Ixodes. Además, se detectó el gen gltA de R. bellii en esta garrapata con una similitud del 99,87 %. Conclusión. Este es el primer reporte en Colombia de una especie del género Ixodes parasitando a un humano y el primer reporte de la detección de R. bellii en esta especie de garrapata.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Ixodes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Rickettsia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[bacteria]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[disease vectors]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Ixodes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Rickettsia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[bacterias]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[vectores de enfermedades]]></kwd>
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