Infestação de Amblyomma rotundatum (Koch) (Acari, Ixodidae) em sapos Bufo ictericus (Spix) (Amphibia, Bufonidae): novo registro de hospedeiro
2002; Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia; Volume: 19; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/s0101-81752002000200003
ISSN1806-969X
Autores Tópico(s)Vector-borne infectious diseases
ResumoInfestation of AlIlblyolllllla rotulldatulIl (Koch) (Acari, Ixodidae) ticks on Bufo ictericus (Spix) (Amphibia, Bufonidae): new host recordo A Bufo ictericus Spix, 1824 toad population (N = 125) foraging in Iighted areas in the Corupá Municipality, Santa Catarina State, was surveyed to evaluate the prevalence (percentage of infestation) and the mean infestation intensity of Amblyolllma rotundalum Koch, 1844 (Acari, Ixodidae) ticks.The prevalence was of 19.2% and the mean infestation intensity was 7.4 ticks per infested toado For the first time B. ictericus as host of A. rotundatum is reported.
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