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

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

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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Main Authors: Onofrio,Valeria Castilho, Nieri-Bastos,Fernanda Aparecida, Sampaio,Janio dos Santos, Soares,João Fábio, Silva,Maria José de Jesus, Barros-Battesti,Darci Moraes
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinária 2013
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612013000100159
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