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Noteworthy records of Ixodes schulzei(Acari: Ixodidae) on rodents from the State of Parana, southern Brazil

2013; Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria; Volume: 22; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1984-29612013000100030

ISSN

1984-2961

Autores

Valéria Castilho Onófrio, Fernanda A. Nieri-Bastos, Janio dos Santos Sampaio, João Fábio Soares, Maria José de Jesus Silva, Darci Moraes Barros‐Battesti,

Tópico(s)

Insect and Pesticide Research

Resumo

Ixodes schulzei Aragão & Fonseca is an endemic tick to Brazil and has already been reported in the northern (State of Rondonia), southeastern (States of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo) and southern (State of Santa Catarina) regions, always found in association with the water rat Nectomys squamipes(Brandt). This communication records the first occurrence of this tick species in the State of Parana, southern region of Brazil, and it constitutes its first report on Akodon montensis (Thomas) andOryzomys russatus (Wagner) hosts.

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