Molecular detection of Rickettsia rhipicephali and hemotropic Mycoplasma sp. in Dermacentor panamensis from a Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine (Coendou mexicanus) in Veracruz, Mexico
This study represents the first record of D. panamensis parasitizing porcupines in Mexico and extends its known distribution northward, and provides the first molecular evidence of R. rhipicephali associated with this tick species in the country, as well as the first detection of a hemoplasma in this host–tick system.