A Little-Known Tick Virus Turns Up in Costa Rica for the First Time : The Tico Times | Costa Rica News
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A study of researchers from the UCR reported for the first time in Central America the Jingmen tick virus in ticks in Costa Rica. The research analyzes its genetic origin and proposes new studies to evaluate its possible transmission.
A Little-Known Tick Virus Turns Up in Costa Rica for the First Time : The Tico Times | Costa Rica News
Costa Rican scientists have detected the Jingmen tick virus in the country for the first time, the earliest confirmed presence of the pathogen anywhere in Central America. The finding, led by researchers at the University of Costa Rica (UCR) and published in the peer-reviewed journal Microbiology Spectrum in June 2026, identified the virus in Amblyomma mixtum ticks collected from horses on the Caribbean side in La Siberia. First described in Chi…
The University of Costa Rica led a study in which the Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) was first detected in the region of La Estrella Valley in Limón. The virus was discovered in China in 2014, but in Costa Rica its detection was officially published in June 2026 in the renowned scientific journal Microbiology Spectrum. "Its detection marks a momentous finding for the country as it is the first virus reported in ticks in Central America," the Universi…
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