Primer registro de un caso de loxoscelismo cutáneo ocasionado por mordedura de araña violinista (Loxosceles yucatana) en Yucatán, México / First record of a case of cutaneous loxoscelism caused by violin spider (Loxosceles yucatana) bite in Yucatan, Mexico

El loxoscelismo es ocasionado cuando el veneno dermonecrótico producido por las arañas del género Loxosceles, conocidas como «arañas violinistas», ingresa al organismo de una persona a través de su mordida. En México ocurre un subregistro de los casos de loxoscelismo por la ausencia de pruebas de laboratorio para su diagnóstico y la dificultad del cuadro clínico. El objetivo de este trabajo es describir un caso de loxoscelismo cutáneo ocasionado por mordedura de Loxosceles yucatana en un residente de Yucatán, México. El loxoscelismo cutáneo es el tipo más frecuente y menos severo. El presente caso se diagnosticó por medio de la sintomatología registrada en la historia clínica, la lesión inicial y la identificación de arañas L. yucatana. Este trabajo representa la primera descripción de un caso de loxoscelismo cutáneo con resolución favorable en Yucatán.

Loxoscelism occurs when the dermonecrotic venom produced by spiders of the genus Loxosceles, known as "violin spiders," enters a person's organism through their bite. In Mexico there is an underreporting of loxoscelism cases due to the absence of laboratory tests for its diagnosis and the complexity of the clinical picture. The aim of this paper is to describe a case of cutaneous loxoscelism caused by the bite of Loxosceles yucatana in a resident of Yucatan, Mexico. Cutaneous loxoscelism is the most frequent and less severe type. This case was diagnosed by means of the symptomatology registered in the medical records, the initial lesion, and the identification of L. yucatana spiders. This study represents the first description of a case of cutaneous loxoscelism with favorable outcome in Yucatan.

Morphological and molecular identification of helminths of the greater bulldog bat Noctilio leporinus (Quiroptera: Noctilionidae) from Campeche, Mexico.

Surveys on parasites of bats from the Americas have been conducted, but information on helminths is still scarce, especially in the Neotropical region. In Mexico, there are species of bats that lack of a record for helminth species, such as members of the family Noctilionidae. The present study describes for the first time the helminths of Noctilio leporinus in Campeche, Mexico. In 2017, six specimens of N. leporinus were studied for helminths. The species identification of helminths was based on morphological studies and molecular analysis of fragments of the 28S rDNA. All bat specimens were infected for at least one helminth species. Three helminth taxa were identified: the trematode Pygidiopsis macrostomum, and the nematodes Tricholeiperia cf. proencai, and Heligmonellidae gen. sp. The morphological identification of P. macrostomum was confirmed by sequence analysis of 28S rDNA gene. The phylogeny of P. macrostomum grouped our sequence with other sequences of the same species collected in Brazil. The phylogenetic tree of Heligmonellidae gen. sp. indicated that the helminth belongs to clade formed by the species Odilia bainae, Nippostrongylus magnus and Nippostrongylus brasiliensis of the family Heligmonellidae. The phylogenetic analysis of the 28S sequences of T. cf. proencai did not show any similarity or close affinity with nematodes from which that gene has been sequenced to date. The findings of the present study increase the number of helminth species parasitizing bats in Mexico.

TTV, what is it and what do we know in Mexico? / TTV, ¿qué es y qué sabemos en México?

The aim of this editorial is to present a brief description of the Torque teno virus' epidemiology and establish the actuality of their study in México. Also, we mentioned the studies made in México and Yucatán, specifically in the Center of Regional Research "Dr. Hideyo Noguchi" of the Autonomous University of Yucatán.

El objetivo de esta editorial es presentar una breve descripción de la epidemiología del Torque teno virus, así como establecer la actualidad del escenario de su estudio en México. Además, hacemos mención de los estudios hechos en México y en Yucatán, específicamente en el Centro de Investigaciones Regionales "Dr. Hideyo Noguchi", de la Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán.

Estudio sobre roedores sinántropicos como reservorios de patógenos zoonóticos en Yucatán / Synanthropic rodents, threat to health?

Resumen Los roedores sinantrópicos participan en el ciclo infeccioso de numerosas enfermedades zoonóticas de importancia a nivel mundial y nacional, ya sea como reservorios, hospederos intermediarios u hospederos de los ectoparásitos vectores que transmiten a los agentes etiológicos. En Yucatán, México, las especies más frecuentes son Rattus rattus y Mus musculus, los cuales han sido identificados en medios rurales, sub-urbanos y urbanos. En los últimos años en Yucatán, se han realizado distintos estudios epidemiológicos en los que se han descrito a estos roedores como positivos a diversos agentes zoonóticos de relevancia en salud pública y animal. El objetivo de la presente revisión es mencionar los agentes infecciosos reportados en estas investigaciones, para manifestar la importancia de los roedores sinantrópicos en la diseminación y/o control de algunas enfermedades endémicas en la región.

Abstract Synanthropic rodents are involved in the infectious cycle of numerous zoonotic diseases of global and national importance, as reservoirs, intermediate hosts, or hosts of the ectoparasites vectors that transmit the etiological agents. In Yucatan, Mexico, the most frequent species are Rattus rattus and Mus musculus, which have been identified in rural, suburban and urban environments. In recent years in Yucatan, several epidemiological studies have been carried out in which these rodents have been described as positive to various zoonotic agents of relevance in public and animal health. The aim of this review is to mention the infectious agents reported in these investigations, to demonstrate the importance of the synanthropic rodents in the dissemination and/or control of some endemic diseases in the region.