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

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Author(s):
Valeria Castilho Onofrio [1] ; Fernanda Aparecida Nieri-Bastos [2] ; Janio dos Santos Sampaio [1] ; João Fábio Soares [4] ; Maria José de Jesus Silva [5] ; Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti [5]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Inst Butantan, Parasitol Lab, BR-05503900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, Dept Med Vet Prevent & Saude Anim, BR-09500900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Universidade de São Paulo – USP. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal - Brasil
[4] Instituto Butantan. Laboratório Especial de Ecologia e Evolução - Brasil
[5] Inst Butantan, Lab Especial Colecoes Zool, BR-05503900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 5
Document type: Journal article
Source: Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária; v. 22, n. 1, p. 159-161, 2013-03-00.
Abstract

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. (AU)