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Sebastián Alejandro Muñoz Leal

Profesor asistente

Universidad de Concepción

Chillán, Chile

Ticks transmit disease to their animal hosts and humans. I am interested in the biology of hard ticks and soft ticks, and in their role as vectors of tick-borne spirochetes (Borrelia) in South America.

Ticks and tick-borne diseases, UNIVERSIDADE DE SAO PAULO. Brasil, 2017
Veterinarian, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 2013

Pofessor (Assistant) Full Time

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Faculty of Veterinary Sciences

Chillán, Chile

2020 - A la fecha

Postdoctoral fellow Full Time

Universidad de São Paulo

São Paulo, Brasil

2018 - 2020


A Novel Genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Associated with Cricetid Rodents in Brazil Weck, Barbara C.; Serpa, Maria Carolina A.; Labruna, Marcelo B.; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian Article ISI MICROORGANISMS (2022)
Apicomplexans in small mammals from Chile, with the first report of the Babesia microti group in South American rodents Santodomingo, Adriana M.; Thomas, Richard S.; Quintero-Galvis, Julian F.; Echeverry-Berrio, Diana M.; Carolina Silva-de la Fuente, Maria; Moreno-Salas, Lucila; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian Article ISI PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH (2022)
Comparative genomics of the Western Hemisphere soft tick‑borne relapsing fever borreliae highlights extensive plasmid diversity Alexander R. Kneubehl; Aparna Krishnavajhala; Sebastián Muñoz-Leal; Adam J. Replogle; Luke C. Kingry; Sergio E. Bermúdez; Marcelo B. Labruna; Job E. Lopez Article BMC GENOMICS (2022)
Historical overview and update on relapsing fever group Borrelia in Latin America Faccini-Martinez, Alvaro A.; Carlos Ramiro Silva?Ramos; Adriana M. Santodomingo; Alejandro Ramírez?Hernández; Francisco B. Costa; Marcelo B. Labruna; Sebastián Muñoz?Leal Article PARASITES AND VECTORS (2022)
New records of soft ticks (Acari: Argasidae) in the Caatinga biome of Brazil, with a phylogenetic analysis of argasids using the nuclear Histone 3 (H3) gene Jorge, Felipe R.; de Oliveira, Lorena M. B.; Magalhaes, Meylling M. L.; Weck, Barbara; de Oliveira, Glauber M. B.; Serpa, Maria Carolina A.; Moura, Francisco B. P.; Lopes Junior, Romilson S.; dos Santos, Jessica M. L.; Teixeira, Bruno M.; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Labruna, Marcelo B. Article ISI EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY (2022)
Novel genotypes of Hepatozoon spp. in small mammals, Brazil Weck, Barbara C.; Serpa, Maria Carolina A.; Ramos, Vanessa N.; Luz, Hermes R.; Costa, Francisco Borges; Ramirez, Diego G.; Benatti, Hector R.; Piovezan, Ubiratan; Szabo, Matias P. J.; Marcili, Arlei; Krawczak, Felipe S.; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Labruna, Marcelo B. Article ISI Parasites & Vectors (2022)
Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) ticks associated with a Rickettsia sp. in Pakistan Abid Ali; Muhammad Numan; Mehran Khan; Ome Aiman; Sebastián Muñoz?Leal; Lidia Chitimia?Dobler; Marcelo B. Labruna; Ard M. Nijhof Article PARASITES AND VECTORS (2022)
Ornithodoros cf. mimon infected with a spotted fever group Rickettsia in Brazil Filipe Dantas-Torres; Mauro C.A. Marzochi; Sebastián Muñoz-Leal; Kamila Gaudêncio da Silva Sales; Lucas Christian de Sousa-Paula; Jonas Moraes-Filho; Marcelo B. Labruna Article ACTA TROPICA (2022)
Rickettsia spp. in ticks from a tropical dry forest reserve on Mexico's Pacific Coast Guzman-Cornejo, Carmen; Rebollo-Hernandez, Andrea; Herrera-Mares, Angel; Muñoz-Leal, Sebastián; Castillo-Martínez, Laura; Lopez-Perez, Andres M.; Cabrera-Garrido, Martín; Oceguera-Figueroa, Alejandro Article TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES (2022)
Seroprevalence and hematological abnormalities associated with Ehrlichia canis in dogs referred to a veterinary teaching hospital in central-western Brazil de Freitas Paula, Warley Vieira; Goncalves Granjeiro Taques, Isis Indaiara; Miranda, Vanessa Carvalho; Goncalves Barreto, Ana Laura; Ferreira de Paula, Luiza Gabriella; Martins, Danieli Brolo; Damasceno, Adilson Donizeti; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Seva, Anaia da Paixao; Dantas-Torres, Filipe; de Aguiar, Daniel Moura; Krawczak, Felipe da Silva Article ISI CIENCIA RURAL (2022)
Soft and hard ticks (Parasitiformes: Ixodida) on humans: A review of Brazilian biomes and the impact of environmental change Bárbara Cristina Félix Nogueira; Artur Kanadani Campos; Sebastián Muñoz-Leal; Adriano Pinter; Thiago Fernandes Martins Article ACTA TROPICA (2022)
A Borrelia sp. in Ornithodoros octodontus (Argasidae) Thompson, Michele; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Troncoso, Ignacio; Thomas, Richard S.; Santodomingo, Adriana M.; Moreno-Salas, Lucila; Gonzalez-Acuna, Daniel Article ISI SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY (2021)
A new species of soft tick from dry tropical forests of Brazilian Caatinga Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Venzal, Jose M.; Jorge, Felipe R.; Teixeira, Bruno M.; Labruna, Marcelo B. Article ISI TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES (2021)
An Hepatozoon americanum-like protozoan in crab-eating (Cerdocyon thous) and grey pampean (Lycalopex gymnocercus) foxes from Uruguay Carvalho, Luis; Felix, Maria L.; Bazzano, Valentin; da Costa, Anthony; Armua-Fernandez, Maria T.; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Venzal, Jose Manuel Article ISI PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH (2021)
Borrelioses in Brazil: Is it time to consider tick-borne relapsing fever a neglected disease in Brazil? Faccini-Martinez, Alvaro A.; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Labruna, Marcelo B.; Angerami, Rodrigo Nogueira Article ISI REVISTA DA SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE MEDICINA TROPICAL (2021)
Characterization of "Candidatus Ehrlichia Pampeana" in Haemaphysalis juxtakochi Ticks and Gray Brocket Deer (Mazama gouazoubira) from Uruguay Laura Felix, Maria; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Andres Carvalho, Luis; Queirolo, Diego; Remesar, Susana; Teresa Armua-Fernandez, Maria; Manuel Venzal, Jose Article ISI MICROORGANISMS (2021)
Coxiella burnetii and Related Tick Endosymbionts Evolved from Pathogenic Ancestors Brenner, Amanda E.; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Sachan, Madhur; Labruna, Marcelo B.; Raghavan, Rahul Article ISI GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION (2021)
In memoriam: a eulogy for Daniel Gonzalez-Acuna, 1963-2020 Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Carolina Silva-De-La-Fuente, Maria; Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes; Alejandro Guglielmone, Alberto; Manuel Venzal, Jose; Nava, Santiago; Sepulveda, Maria Soledad; Tkach, Vasyl; Kinsella, Mike; Fuentes-Castillo, Danny; Llanos-Soto, Sebastian; Grandon-Ojeda, Alexandra; Enrique Celis, Jose; Espejo, Winfred; Jara-Carrasco, Solange; Azat, Claudio; Martins, Thiago Fernandes; Labruna, Marcelo Bahia; Briceno, Cristobal; Antonio Figueroa, Ricardo; Corales-Stappung, Soraya; Moreno, Lucila Article ISI REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA (2021)
Life Cycle and Genetic Identification of Argas persicus Infesting Domestic Fowl in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Zahid, Hafsa; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Khan, Muhammad Qayash; Alouffi, Abdulaziz S.; Labruna, Marcelo B.; Ali, Abid Article ISI FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE (2021)
Molecular Characterization of New Haplotype of Genus Sarcocystis in Seabirds from Magdalena Island, Southern Chile Acosta, Igor C. L.; Gennari, Solange M.; Llano, Horwald A. B.; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Soares, Rodrigo M. Article ISI Animals (2021)
Molecular detection of Rickettsia spp. in ticks associated with non-volant small mammals from the Brazilian Cerrado, with notes on a divergent morphotype of Ornithodoros guaporensis Pacheco, Thabata dos Anjos; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Maia, Maerle O.; Martins, Thiago F.; de Oliveira, Glauber M. B.; Fonseca, Eduardo P.; Pedroni, Fernando; Rossi, Rogerio V.; Pacheco, Richard C. Article ISI INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY (2021)
Morphological descriptions of the nymph and adults of Ornithodoros clarki, the larva and nymph of Ornithodoros rondoniensis, with notes on their phylogenetic relationships Labruna, Marcelo B.; Nava, Santiago; Rebollo-Hernandez, Andrea; Guzman-Cornejo, Carmen; Hernandez, Ligia V.; Dominguez, Lillian; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Venzal, Jose M. Article ISI SYSTEMATIC PARASITOLOGY (2021)
Novel Borrelia genotypes in bats from the Macaregua Cave, Colombia Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Faccini-Martinez, Alvaro A.; Perez-Torres, Jairo; Chala-Quintero, Sandra M.; Herrera-Sepulveda, Maria T.; Cuervo, Claudia; Labruna, Marcelo B. Article ISI ZOONOSES AND PUBLIC HEALTH (2021)
Ornithodoros puertoricensis (Ixodida: Argasidae) Associated With Domestic Fowl in Rural Dwellings From Cordoba Department, Caribbean Colombia Lopez, Yesica; Natalia Robayo-Sanchez, Laura; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Aleman, Ader; Arroyave, Esteban; Ramirez-Hernandez, Alejandro; Alfredo Cortes-Vecino, Jesus; Mattar, Salim; Faccini-Martinez, Alvaro A. Article ISI FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE (2021)
Relapsing Fever Group Borreliae in Human-Biting Soft Ticks, Brazil Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Faccini-Martinez, Alvaro A.; Teixeira, Bruno M.; Martins, Maria Marlene; Serpa, Maria Carolina A.; Oliveira, Glauber M. B.; Jorge, Felipe R.; Pacheco, Richard C.; Costa, Francisco B.; Luz, Hermes R.; Labruna, Marcelo B. Article ISI EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2021)
Risk factors associated with tick infestations on equids in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, with notes on Rickettsia massiliae detection Ali, Abid; Zahid, Hafsa; Zeb, Ismail; Tufail, Muhammad; Khan, Sulaiman; Haroon, Muhammad; Tufail, Muhammad; Bilal, Muhammad; Hussain, Majid; Alouffi, Abdulaziz S.; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Labruna, Marcelo B. Article ISI Parasites & Vectors (2021)
"Candidatus Borrelia ibitipoquensis," a Borrelia valaisiana-Related Genospecies Characterized from Ixodes paranaensis in Brazil Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Ramirez, Diego G.; Luz, Hermes R.; Faccini, Joao L. H.; Labruna, Marcelo B. Article ISI MICROBIAL ECOLOGY (2020)
Confirmation of Argas neghmei (Ixodida: Argasidae) in Peru and report of the Andean flicker (Colaptes rupicola) as a new host Gomez-Puerta, Luis A; Muñoz-Leal, Sebastián; Labruna, Marcelo B; Venzal, José M Article ISI Revista Peruana de Biología (2020)
Description of a new soft tick species (Atari: Argasidae: Ornithodoros) parasite of Octodon degus (Rodentia: Octodontidae) in northern Chile MuÃ±oz-Leal S.; Venzal J.M.; Nava S.; Marcili A.; GonzÃ¡lez-AcuÃ±a D.; Martins T.F.; Labruna, M. B. Article ISI SCOPUS TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES (2020)
Epidemiological aspects of Rickettsia parkeri in the Atlantic forest biome of Espirito Santo state, Brazil Faccini-Martinez, Alvaro A.; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Krawczak, Felipe S.; Acosta, Igor C. L.; Martins, Thiago F.; Serpa, Maria Carolina A.; Barbieri, Amalia R. M.; Tovar, Juliana R.; Cerutti Junior, Crispim; Labruna, Marcelo B. Article ISI TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES (2020)
Human toxicosis caused by the tick Ornithodoros spheniscus in a Chilean national park Llanos-Soto, Sebastian; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Luis Gatica, Jose; Misad, Carlos; Gonzalez-Acuna, Daniel Article ISI TRAVEL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE (2020)
Immature ticks on wild birds and the molecular detection of a novelRickettsiastrain in the Ibitipoca State Park, southeastern Brazil Ramirez, Diego G.; Luz, Hermes R.; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Flausino, Walter; Acosta, Igor C. L.; Martins, Thiago F.; Peckle, Maristela; Santos, Helio F.; Furusawa, Guilherme P.; Labruna, Marcelo B.; Faccini, Joao L. H. Article ISI EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY (2020)
Implications of domestic dogs in the epidemiology of Rickettsia parkeri strain Atlantic rainforest and Rangelia vitalii in Southeastern Brazil da Silva Rocha Fournier, Gislene Fatima; Pinter, Adriano; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Labruna, Marcelo Bahia; Lopes, Marcos Gomes; Martins, Thiago Fernandes; Colacio, Luciana; Santos Mora, Cayo Rodrigo; Moraes-Filho, Jonas; Dias, Ricardo Augusto Article ISI REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA = BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY : ORGAO OFICIAL DO COLEGIO BRASILEIRO DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA. (2020)
New records and phylogenetic position of Ornithodoros knoxjonesi (Ixodida: Argasidae) Guzmán-Cornejo, Carmen; Rebollo-Hernández, Andrea; Troyo, Adriana; Moreira-Soto, Rolando D.; Hernández, Ligia V.; Muñoz-Leal, Sebastián; Labruna, Marcelo B.; Nava, Santiago; Venzal, José M. Article Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases (2020)
Ornithodoros capensis sensu stricto (Ixodida: Argasidae) in Coiba National Park: first report for Panama, with notes on the O. capensis group in Panamanian shores and Costa Rica Muñoz-Leal, Sebastián; Domínguez, Lillian; Armstrong, Brittany A.; Labruna, Marcelo B.; Bermúdez C, Sergio Article Experimental and Applied Acarology (2020)
Ornithodoros cerradoensis n. sp. (Acari: Argasidae), a member of the Ornithodoros talaje (Guerin-Meneville, 1849) group, parasite of rodents in the Brazilian Savannah Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Martins, Maria M.; Nava, Santiago; Landulfo, Gabriel A.; Simons, Simone M.; Rodrigues, Vinicius S.; Ramos, Vanessa N.; Suzin, Adriane; Szabo, Matias P. J.; Labruna, Marcelo B. Article ISI TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES (2020)
Records of Ixodes percavatus sensu lato on Atlantic yellow-nosed albatrosses (Thalassarche chlororhynchos) on the Brazilian coast and offshore waters Labruna, Marcelo B.; Muñoz-leal, Sebastian; Vanstreels, Ralph Eric Thijl; Acosta, Igor C. L.; Repenning, Marcio; Martins, Thiago F.; Bugoni, And Leandro Article SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY (2020)
Redescription of the larva, and description of the nymphal and adult stages of Ornithodoros peruvianus Kohls, Clifford & Jones, 1969 (Acari: Argasidae) MuÃ±oz-Leal S.; GonzÃ¡lez-AcuÃ±a D.; Labruna, M. B.; Venzal J.M. Article ISI SCOPUS SYSTEMATIC PARASITOLOGY (2020)
Retrospective and new records of ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) from the state of Maranhão, an Amazon-Cerrado transition area of Brazil Costa, Francisco Borges; Martins, Thiago Fernandes; Muñoz-Leal, Sebastián; de Azevedo Serpa, Maria Carolina; Ogrzewalska, Maria; Luz, Hermes Ribeiro; Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes; de Carvalho Mesquita, Eric Takashi Kamakura; da Costa, Andréa Pereira; de Maria Seabra Nogueira, Rita; Labruna, Marcelo Bahia Article Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports (2020)
Rickettsial survey and ticks infesting small mammals from the Amazon forest in midwestern Brazil Colle, Ana Claudia; Braga Mendonca, Ravena Fernanda; Maia, Maerle Oliveira; Freitas, Leodil Costa; Martins, Thiago Fernandes; Munozleal, Sebastian; Aguiar, Daniel Moura; Labruna, Marcelo Bahia; Rossi, Rogerio Vieira; Pacheco, Richard Campos Article ISI SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY (2020)
Rodents as potential reservoirs for Borrelia spp. in northern Chile Sánchez, Richard Said Thomas; Santodomingo, Adriana Milena Santodomingo; Muñoz-Leal, Sebastián; Silva-de la Fuente, María Carolina; Llanos-Soto, Sebastián; Salas, Lucila Moreno; González-Acuña, Daniel Article REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA (2020)
Serosurvey on rickettsiae of the spotted fever group and Rickettsia bellii among dogs in the state of Goias, Brazil Neves, Lucianne Cardoso; Goncalves Barreto, Ana Laura; de Souza, Mariana Xavier; Martins, Danieli Brolo; Mar Barbieri, Amalia Regina; de Azevedo Serpa, Maria Carolina; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Labruna, Marcelo Bahia; Krawczak, Felipe da Silva Article ISI REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA (2020)
A high gene flow in populations of Amblyomma ovale ticks found in distinct fragments of Brazilian Atlantic rainforest Fournier, Gislene F. S. R.; Pinter, Adriano; Santiago, Renata; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Martins, Thiago Fernandes; Lopes, Marcos Gomes; McCoy, Karen D.; Toty, Celine; Horta, Mauricio C.; Labruna, Marcelo B.; Dias, Ricardo A. Article ISI EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY (2019)
A human case of spotted fever caused by Rickettsia parkeri strain Atlantic rainforest and its association to the tick Amblyomma ovale Seva, Anaia da Paixao; Martins, Thiago Fernandes; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Rodrigues, Ana Carla; Pinter, Adriano; Luz, Hermes R.; Angerami, Rodrigo N.; Labruna, Marcelo B. Article ISI Parasites & Vectors (2019)
A new species of Amblyomma (Atari: Ixodidae) associated with monkeys and passerines of the Atlantic rainforest biome, Southeastern Brazil Martins, Thiago F.; Luz, Hermes R.; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Ramirez, Diego G.; Milanelo, Liliane; Marques, Sandro; Sanches, Thais C.; Onofrio, Valeria C.; Acosta, Igor da C. L.; Benatti, Hector R.; Maturano, Ralph; de Oliveira, Philipe B.; Albuquerque, George R.; Marcili, Arlei; Flausino, Walter; Silveira, Luis F.; McIntosh, Douglas; Faccini, Joao Luiz H.; Labruna, Marcelo B. Article ISI TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES (2019)
A relapsing fever Borrelia and spotted fever Rickettsia in ticks from an Andean valley, central Chile MuÃ±oz-Leal S.; Marcili A.; Fuentes-Castillo D.; Ayala M.; Labruna, M. B. Article ISI SCOPUS EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY (2019)
A third species of Nothoaspis Keirans Clifford, 1975 (Acari: Argasidae): Nothoaspis setosus (Kohls, Clifford Jones, 1969) n. comb Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Terassini, Flavio A.; Marcili, Arlei; Oliveira, Glauber M. B.; Camargo, Luis Marcelo A.; Labruna, Marcelo B. Article ISI SYSTEMATIC PARASITOLOGY (2019)
Anaplasmataceae, Borrelia and Hepatozoon agents in ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) from Chile Munoz-Leal, S; Lopes, MG; Marcili, A; Martins, TF; Gonzalez-Acuna, D; Labruna, MB Article ISI SCOPUS ACTA TROPICA (2019)
Detected microorganisms and new geographic records of Ornithodoros rietcorreai (Acari: Argasidae) from northern Brazil Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Macedo, Catarina; Goncalves, Teresa Cristina; Barreira, Jairo Dias; Labruna, Marcelo B.; Sampaio de Lemos, Elba Regina; Ogrzewalska, Maria Article ISI TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES (2019)
Detection of "Candidatus Rickettsia wissemanii" in ticks parasitizing bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the northern Brazilian Amazon Luz, Hermes R.; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; de Carvalho, William D.; Castro, Isai J.; Xavier, Bruna S.; Toledo, Jose J.; Hilario, Renato; Acosta, Igor C. L.; Faccini, Joao Luiz H.; Labruna, Marcelo B. Article ISI PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH (2019)
Epidemiology of capybara-associated Brazilian spotted fever Luz, Hermes R.; Costa, Francisco B.; Benatti, Hector R.; Ramos, Vanessa N.; Serpa, Maria Carolina de A.; Martins, Thiago F.; Acosta, Igor C. L.; Ramirez, Diego G.; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Ramirez-Hernandez, Alejandro; Binder, Lina C.; Carvalho, Marcio Port; Rocha, Vlamir; Dias, Thiago C.; Simeoni, Camila L.; Brites-Neto, Jose; Brasil, Jardel; Nievas, Ana Maria; Monticelli, Patricia Ferreira; Moro, Maria Estela G.; Lopes, Beatriz; Aguiar, Daniel M.; Pacheco, Richard C.; Souza, Celso Eduardo; Piovezan, Ubiratan; Juliano, Raquel; Ferraz, Katia Maria P. M. B.; Szabo, Matias P. J.; Labruna, Marcelo B. Article ISI PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES (2019)
Evaluation of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii and Leptospira spp. in Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) on Magdalena Island, Chile Acosta I.C.L.; Souza-Filho A.F.; MuÃ±oz-Leal S.; Soares H.S.; Heinemann M.B.; Moreno L.; GonzÃ¡lez-AcuÃ±a D.; Gennari S.M. Article SCOPUS Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports (2019)
Leptus (Leptus) simonettae Haitlinger, 2000 (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae) parasitizing a soft tick (Ixodida: Argasidae) in Brazil Bassini-Silva, Ricardo; Jacinavicius, Fernando de Castro; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Terassini, Flavio A.; Barboza de Oliveira, Glauber Meneses; Welbourn, Cal; Sundic, Miloje; Labruna, Marcelo Bahia; Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes Article ISI INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY (2019)
Mild toxicosis after the bite of Ornithodoros rietcorreai: Images of a brief time-line description Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Costa, Francisco B.; Faccini-Martinez, Alvaro A. Article ISI TRAVEL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE (2019)
Molecular detection of Rickettsia genus in chigger mites (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) collected on small mammals in southeastern brazilian Jacinavicius, Fernando de Castro; Bassini-Silva, Ricardo; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Welbourn, Cal; Ochoa, Ronald; Labruna, Marcelo Bahia; Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes Article ISI REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA = BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY : ORGAO OFICIAL DO COLEGIO BRASILEIRO DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA. (2019)
Molecular survey of tick-borne pathogens in small mammals from Brazilian Amazonia Colle, Ana Claudia; Braga de Mendonca, Ravena Fernanda; Maia, Maerle Oliveira; Freitas, Leodil da Costa; Witter, Rute; Marcili, Arlei; de Aguiar, Daniel Moura; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Labruna, Marcelo Bahia; Rossi, Rogerio Vieira; Pacheco, Richard de Campos Article ISI REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA = BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY : ORGAO OFICIAL DO COLEGIO BRASILEIRO DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA. (2019)
New records of Ixodes amarali (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Amazon biome, with description of the male Martins, Thiago F.; Bernardi, Leopoldo F. De O.; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Marcili, Arlei; Labruna, Marcelo B. Article ISI SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY (2019)
Novel Ehrlichia sp. detected in Magellanic penguins (Sphenicus magellanicus) and in the seabird tick Ixodes uriae from Magdalena Island, southern Chile MuÃ±oz-Leal S.; Clemes Y.S.; Lopes M.G.; Acosta I.C.L.; Serpa M.C.A.; Mayorga L.F.S.P.; Gennari S.M.; GonzÃ¡lez-AcuÃ±a D.; Labruna, M. B. Article ISI SCOPUS TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES (2019)
Ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae, Ixodidae) of Brazil: Updated species checklist and taxonomic keys Dantas-Torres, Filipe; Martins, Thiago Fernandes; Murioz-Leal, Sebastian; Onofrio, Valeria Castilho; Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes Article ISI TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES (2019)
A contribution to the knowledge of Quadraseta brasiliensis Goff and Gettinger, 1989 (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae), with description of the deutonymph instar Jacinavicius, F. C.; Bassini-Silva, R.; Mendoza-Roldan, J. A.; Munoz-Leal, S.; Hingst-Zaher, E.; Ochoa, R.; Bauchan, G. R.; Barros-Battesti, D. M. Article ISI ACAROLOGIA (2018)
A New Collection of Amblyomma parvitarsum (Acari: Ixodidae) in Peru, With Description of a Gynandromorph and Report of Rickettsia Detection Munoz-Leal, S.; Martins, T. F.; Luna, L. R.; Rodriguez, A.; Labruna, M. B. Article ISI JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY (2018)
A new species of the genus Eutrombicula Ewing, 1938 (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) and new records for the species Eutrombicula batatas (Linnaeus, 1758) in Brazil Bassini-Silva, Ricardo; Jacinavicius, Fernado de Castro; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Maturano, Ralph; Welbourn, W. Calvin; Ochoa, Ronald; Bauchan, Gary R.; Barros-Battesti, Darci M. Article ISI ACAROLOGIA (2018)
Blankaartia sinnamaryi (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) parasitizing birds in southeastern Brazil, with notes on Rickettsia detection Bassini-Silva, Ricardo; Jacinavicius, Fernando de Castro; Maturano, Ralph; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Ochoa, Ronald; Bauchan, Gary; Labruna, Marcelo Bahia; Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes Article ISI REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA = BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY : ORGAO OFICIAL DO COLEGIO BRASILEIRO DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA. (2018)
Confirming Rickettsia rickettsii as the etiological agent of lethal spotted fever group rickettsiosis in human patients from Espirito Santo state, Brazil Faccini-Martinez, Alvaro A.; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Acosta, Igor C. L.; de Oliveira, Stefan Vilges; de Lima Dure, Ana Iris; Cerutti Junior, Crispim; Labruna, Marcelo B. Article ISI TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES (2018)
Detection of Rickettsia spp. in ticks associated to wild mammals in Northeastern Brazil, with notes on an undetermined Ornithodoros sp. collected from marsupials Maia, Maerle O.; Koppe, Valdinei C.; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Martins, Thiago F.; Marcili, Arlei; Labruna, Marcelo B.; Pacheco, Richard Campos Article ISI EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY (2018)
Detection of Rickettsia spp. in ticks parasitizing toads (Rhinella marina) in the northern Brazilian Amazon Luz, Hermes Ribeiro; Silva-Santos, Ercileide; Costa-Campos, Carlos Eduardo; Acosta, Igor; Martins, Thiago F.; Muoz-Leal, Sebastian; McIntosh, Douglas; Horacio Faccini, Joo Luis; Labruna, Marcelo B. Article ISI EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY (2018)
First molecular detection of Rickettsia sp strain Atlantic rainforest in Amblyomma ovale ticks from Espirito Santo state, Brazil Lima Acosta, Igor da Cunha; Luz, Hermes Ribeiro; Adolfo Faccini-Martinez, Alvaro; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Cerutti Junior, Crispim; Labruna, Marcelo Bahia Article ISI REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA = BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY : ORGAO OFICIAL DO COLEGIO BRASILEIRO DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA. (2018)
First record of Ornithodoros faccinii (Acari: Argasidae) on toads of genus Rhinella (Anura: Bufonidae) in Brazil Luz, Hermes Ribeiro; Bezerra, Bruna Barboza; Flausino, Walter; Marcili, Arlei; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Horacio Faccini, Joao Luiz Article ISI REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA = BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY : ORGAO OFICIAL DO COLEGIO BRASILEIRO DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA. (2018)
First report of Ornithodoros peropteryx in Brazil, and the occurrence of Ornithodoros cavernicolous in the western Brazilian Amazon Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Terassini, Flavio A.; Luz, Hermes R.; Fontana, Isabella; Camargo, Luis Marcelo A.; Labruna, Marcelo B. Article ISI SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY (2018)
Isolated populations of Ixodes lividus ticks in the Czech Republic and Belgium host genetically homogeneous Rickettsia vini Novakova, Marketa; Heneberg, Petr; Heylen, Dieter J. A.; Medvecky, Matej; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Smajs, David; Literak, Ivan Article ISI TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES (2018)
Isolation and molecular characterization of a relapsing fever Borrelia recovered from Ornithodoros rudis in Brazil Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Faccini-Martinez, Alvaro A.; Costa, Francisco B.; Marcili, Arlei; Mesquita, Eric T. K. C.; Marques, Edwaldo P., Jr.; Labruna, Marcelo B. Article ISI TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES (2018)
New records of ticks infesting bats in Brazil, with observations on the first nymphal stage of Ornithodoros hasei Munoz-Leal, S.; Barbier, E.; Soares, F. A. M.; Bernard, E.; Labruna, M. B.; Dantas-Torres, F. Article ISI EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY (2018)
The geographic distribution of Argas (Persicargas) miniatus and Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Acari: Argasidae) in America, with morphological and molecular diagnoses from Brazil, Chile and Cuba Munoz-Leal, S; Venzal, JM; Nava, S; Reyes, M; Martins, TF; Leite, RC; Vilela, VLR; Benatti, HR; Rios-Rosas, D; Barros-Battesti, DM; Gonzalez-Acuna, D; Labruna, MB Article ISI SCOPUS TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES (2018)
Ticks (Acari: Argasidae and Ixodidae) infesting amphibians and reptiles in Northeastern Brazil De Alcantara, Edna Paulino; Ferreira-Silva, Cristiana; Avila, Robson Waldemar; Pacheco, Richard De Campos; Martins, Thiago Fernandes; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Morais, Drausio Honorio Article ISI SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY (2018)
Ticks, rickettsial and erlichial infection in small mammals from Atlantic forest remnants in northeastern Brazil Lopes, Marcos G.; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; de Lima, Julia T. Ribeiro; Rocha Fournier, Gislene Fatima da S.; Acosta, Igor da Cunha L.; Martins, Thiago F.; Ramirez, Diego G.; Gennari, Solange M.; Labruna, Marcelo B. Article ISI INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY-PARASITES AND WILDLIFE (2018)
Wild birds as host of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in northwestern Argentina Flores, Fernando S.; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Diaz, Adrian; Labruna, Marcelo B. Article ISI TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES (2018)
Description of a new soft tick species (Acari: Argasidae: Ornithodoros) associated with stream-breeding frogs (Anura: Cycloramphidae: Cycloramphus) in Brazil Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Toledo, Luis Felipe; Venzal, Jose M.; Marcili, Arlei; Martins, Thiago F.; Acosta, Igor C. L.; Pinter, Adriano; Labruna, Marcelo B. Article ISI TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES (2017)
Infestation by ticks Argasidae and Ixodidae on small wild mammals at the Experimental Station Rafael Fernandes, Mossoro/RN, Brazil Pereira, Josivania S.; Martins, Thiago F.; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Lopes, Marcos G.; Labruna, Marcelo B.; de Paiva, Kaliane A. R.; de Oliveira, Moacir F.; Ahid, Silvia M. M. Article ISI PESQUISA VETERINARIA BRASILEIRA (2017)
Record of an alleged extinct rodent: molecular analyses of the endemic Octodon pacificus from Chile Vianna, Juliana A.; Noll, Daly; Moreno, Lucila; Silva, Carolina; Muñoz-Leal, Sebastián; Najle, María; González-Acuña, Daniel Article ISI JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY (2017)
The Ornithodoros capensis group (Acari: Argasidae): a morphological diagnosis and molecular characterization of O. capensis sensu stricto from Queimada Grande Island, Brazil Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Dias, Ricardo A.; Abrahao, Carlos R.; Labruna, Marcelo B. Article ISI SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY (2017)
A new species of Ornithodoros (Acari: Argasidae) from desert areas of northern Chile Munoz-Leal, S; Venzal, JM; Gonzalez-Acuna, D; Nava, S; Lopes, MG; Martins, TF; Figueroa, C; Fernandez, N; Labruna, MB Article ISI SCOPUS TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES (2016)
A novel spotted fever group Rickettsia infecting Amblyomma parvitarsum (Acari: Ixodidae) in highlands of Argentina and Chile Ogrzewalska M.; Nieri-Bastos F.A.; Marcili, A; Nava, S; González-Acuña D.; Muñoz-Leal S.; Ruiz-Arrondo I.; Venzal J.M.; Mangold, A.; Labruna, M. B. Article ISI SCOPUS Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases (2016)
Case Report: Rickettsia sp Strain Atlantic Rainforest Infection in a Patient from a Spotted Fever-Endemic Area in Southern Brazil Krawczak, Felipe S.; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Gurtzazky, Ana Carolina; Oliveira, Stefan V.; Santos, Fabiana C. P.; Angerami, Rodrigo N.; Moraes-Filho, Jonas; de Souza, Julio C., Jr.; Labruna, Marcelo B. Article ISI AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE (2016)
Liolaemus lizards (Squamata: Liolaemidae) as hosts for the nymph of Amblyomma parvitarsum (Acari: Ixodidae), with notes on Rickettsia infection Munoz-Leal, S; Tarragona, EL; Martins, TF; Martin, CM; Burgos-Gallardo, F; Nava, S; Labruna, MB; Gonzalez-Acuna, D Article ISI SCOPUS EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY (2016)
Novel Babesia and Hepatozoon agents infecting non-volant small mammals in the Brazilian Pantanal, with the first record of the tick Ornithodoros guaporensis in Brazil Wolf, Rafael William; Aragona, Monica; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Pinto, Leticia Borges; Tome Melo, Andreia Lima; Braga, Isis Assis; Costa, Jackeliny dos Santos; Martins, Thiago Fernandes; Marcili, Arlei; Pacheco, Richard de Campos; Labruna, Marcelo B.; Aguiar, Daniel Moura Article ISI TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES (2016)
Ticks infesting bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the Brazilian Pantanal Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; Eriksson, Alan; Santos, Carolina Ferreira; Fischer, Erich; de Almeida, Juliana Cardoso; Luz, Hermes R.; Labruna, Marcelo B. Article ISI EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY (2016)
Ticks parasitizing bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the Caatinga Biome, Brazil Luz, Hermes Ribeiro; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian; de Almeida, Juliana Cardoso; Horacio Faccini, Joao Luiz; Labruna, Marcelo Bahia Article ISI REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA = BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY : ORGAO OFICIAL DO COLEGIO BRASILEIRO DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA. (2016)
Two new species of Ornithodoros (Ixodida; Argasidae) from the Southern Cone of South America Venzal, JM; Gonzalez-Acuna, D; Munoz-Leal, S; Mangold, AJ; Nava, S Article ISI SCOPUS Experimental and Applied Acarology (2015)
Amblyomma parvitarsum (Acari: Ixodidae): localities, hosts and host-parasite ecology Munoz-Leal, S; Gonzalez-Acuna, D; Beltran-Saavedra, LF; Limachi, JM; Guglielmone, AA Article ISI EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY (2014)
A new flea, Ectinorus (Ectinorus) insignis n. sp (Siphonaptera, Rhopalopsyllidae, Parapsyllinae), with notes on the subgenus Ectinorus in Chile and comments on unciform sclerotization in the superfamily Malacopsylloidea Beaucournu, JC; Belaz, S; Munoz-Leal, S; Gonzalez-Acuna, D Article ISI SCOPUS PARASITE (2013)
A new species of Ornithodoros (Acari: Argasidae), parasite of Microlophus spp. (Reptilia: Tropiduridae) from northern Chile Venzal, JM; Nava, S; Gonzalez-Acuna, D; Mangold, AJ; Munoz-Leal, S; Lado, P; Guglielmone, AA Article ISI SCOPUS Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases (2013)
Philodryas chamissonis (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae) preys on the arboreal marsupial Dromiciops gliroides (Mammalia: Microbiotheria: Microbiotheriidae) [Philodryas chamissonis (Reptilia: Squamata: Dipsadidae) predando o marsupial arborícola Dromiciops gliroides (Mammalia: Microbiotheria: Microbiotheriidae)] MuÃ±oz-Leal S.; Ardiles K.; Figueroa R.A.; GonzÃ¡lez-AcuÃ±a D. Article SCOPUS Brazilian Journal of Biology (2013)
DESCRIPTION OF TUNGA BONNETI N. SP FROM CHILE (SIPHONAPTERA: TUNGIDAE) WITH NOTES ON SPECIFICITY, CHOROLOGY, DERMECOS AND PHENOLOGY Beaucournu, J-C; Mergey, T.; Munoz-Leal, S.; Gonzalez-Acuna, D. Article ISI PARASITE (2012)
THE GENUS TUNGA JAROCKI, 1838 (SIPHONAPTERA: TUNGIDAE). I - TAXONOMY, PHYLOGENY, ECOLOGY AND PATHOGENICITY Beaucournu, J-C; Degeilh, B.; Mergey, T.; Munoz-Leal, S.; Gonzalez-Acuna, D. Article ISI PARASITE (2012)


Hyperparasitism in the seabird tick Ornithodoros amblus (Acari: Argasidae) Llanos-Soto, S; Munoz-Leal, S; Gonzalez-Acuna, D Letter ISI SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY (2019)
On the presence of Ornithodoros microlophi (Argasidae) in Peru MuÃ±oz-Leal S.; Nava S.; GonzÃ¡lez-AcuÃ±a D.; Gomez-Puerta L.A.; Labruna, M. B.; Venzal J.M. Letter ISI SCOPUS SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY (2019)


Advanced culture techniques, next generation sequencing, and inmunoblot applied to the study of a Brazilian strains relapsing fever spirochete Muñoz-Leal, Sebastián; Job E. Lopez Proyecto (2019)
Estudo de espiroquetas do grupo febre recorrente (Spirochetaceae: Borrelia) em carrapatos do gênero Ornithodoros (Acari: Argasidae) parasitas de humanos no Brasil Sebastián Muñoz Leal; Marcelo B. Labruna Proyecto (2018)
Garrapatas (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) nativas del Alto Cachapoal Muñoz-Leal, Sebastián; Marcelo B. Labruna Proyecto (2018)
Inventario rápido y elaboración de un catálogo de las especies de arácnidos de importancia médica en el Parque Nacional Coiba, con énfasis en garrapatas, escorpiones y arañas Sergio Bermúdez C.; Sebastián Muñoz Leal Proyecto (2018)


A systematic review of parasites and micropredators of non-avian reptiles (Reptilia=Sauropsida) in Chile San-Martin-Ordenes, J; Munoz-Leal, S; Garin, CF; Gonzalez-Acuna, D Review ISI SCOPUS ZOOTAXA (2019)
The tick Ixodes uriae (Acari: Ixodidae): Hosts, geographical distribution, and vector roles Munoz-Leal, S; Gonzalez-Acuna, D Review ISI SCOPUS Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases (2015)