2005
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-005-2563-1
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Ticks (Acari: Ixodida) on wild carnivores in Brazil

Abstract: The present study reports field data of ticks infesting wild carnivores captured from July 1998 to September 2004 in Brazil. Additional data were obtained from one tick collection and from previous published data of ticks on carnivores in Brazil. During field work, a total of 3437 ticks were collected from 89 Cerdocyon thous (crab-eating fox), 58 Chrysocyon brachyurus (maned wolf), 30 Puma concolor (puma), 26 Panthera onca (jaguar), 12 Procyon cancrivorus (crab-eating raccoon), 4 Speothos venaticus (bush dog),… Show more

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“…The other L. vetulus and C. thous specimens were in the wild, but close to domestic dogs in rural areas (LABRUNA et al, 2005). Nonetheless, despite these records, the assertion that these animals act as primary hosts for R. sanguineus should be treated with more caution, since their habits differ substantially from those of dogs.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…The other L. vetulus and C. thous specimens were in the wild, but close to domestic dogs in rural areas (LABRUNA et al, 2005). Nonetheless, despite these records, the assertion that these animals act as primary hosts for R. sanguineus should be treated with more caution, since their habits differ substantially from those of dogs.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…With respect to host range, adult A. parvum commonly parasitizes a variety of medium to large-sized domestic and wild animals, including humans (Jones et al, 1972;Guglielmone et al, 1991;Nava et al, 2006;2008b), while the immature stages are commonly collected from rodents, in particular members of the Caviidae and Echimyidae families (Labruna et al, 2005;Nava, 2006;2008b;Saraiva et al, 2012).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A ocorrência destes carrapatos em animais silvestres tem sido reportada nos diferentes biomas brasileiros (Aragão 1936, Labruna et al 2005, Szabó et al 2009), porém na Caatinga, uma região de grande diversidade de fauna e flora, a fauna de carrapatos tem sido pouco estudada.…”
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