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

Autor(es)

Onofrio, Valeria Castilho ; Nieri-Bastos, Fernanda Aparecida ; Sampaio, Janio dos Santos ; Soares, Joao Fabio ; de Jesus Silva, Maria Jose ; Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA; v. 22, n. 1, p. 3-pg., 2013-01-01.

Resumo

Ixodes schulzei Aragao & 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) and Oryzomys russatus (Wagner) hosts. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 07/53314-1 - O gênero Ixodes (Acari: Ixodidae) na região neotropical: estudos morfológicos e moleculares
• Beneficiário: Valeria Castilho Onofrio
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado