Report of Amblyomma parvitarsum infesting goats in Midwestern Argentina

Adult ticks were collected from goats on September 2012 in the locality of Trintrica (35° 17′ 19″ S - 68° 44′ 6″ W, 1430 m.a.s.l.), Mendoza, Argentina. The specimens were identified as seven females and three males of Amblyomma parvitarsum Neumann, 1901. This record represents the new occurrence of A. parvitarsum in the province of Mendoza, as well as the first report of the parasitism in goats along the geographical range of A. parvitarsum.

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Main Authors: Fantozzi, María Cecilia, Tarragona, Evelina Luisa, Dayenoff, Patricio Mario, Cuervo Bustamante, Pablo Fernando, Mera y Sierra, Roberto, Nava, Santiago
Format: info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo biblioteca
Language:eng
Published: Elsevier 2018-12
Subjects:Amblyomma, Caprinos, Enfermedades de los Animales, Infección, Goats, Animal Diseases, Infection, Amblyomma Parvitarsum, Argentina, Mendoza,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3569
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405939018300170?via%3Dihub
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vprsr.2018.09.007
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