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Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) identified from prey-predator interactions via faecal analysis of Brazilian wild carnivores [PDF]
Between July 2008 and May 2010, we conducted a trophic study on 12 Brazilian wild carnivore species through their faecal analysis in a silvicultural landscape at Angatuba municipality, southern São Paulo state.
Simoes Libardi, Gustavo +13 more
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Ticks are distributed worldwide, and in South America, Brazil possesses the largest diversity of them. They are responsible for transmitting a wide range of pathogens to animals and accidentally to humans.
Silva, Patrícia W. +11 more
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The Brazilian state of Maranhão is located in a transition area of the Amazon and Cerrado biomes, where there is a rich fauna of vertebrates. This study aimed to update the list of the ticks occurring in Maranhão, through a compilation of literature ...
da Costa, Andréa Pereira +10 more
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Bacteria of the genus Rickettsia in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from birds in Costa Rica
The aim of this study was to document the presence of Rickettsia spp. in ticks parasitizing wild birds in Costa Rica. Birds were trapped at seven locations in Costa Rica during 2004, 2009, and 2010; then visually examined for the presence of ticks ...
Labruna, Marcelo B. +8 more
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Wild birds have an important role in the epidemiology of tick-borne diseases, serving as reservoirs for some tick-borne diseases and in the maintenance and dispersion of ticks.
Marcelo B. Labruna +5 more
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Carrapatos infestando aves em fragmentos de Mata Atlântica em Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brasil [PDF]
In the present study, we report tick infestations on wild birds in plots of the Atlantic Forest reforested fragments with native species and plots reforested with Eucalyptus tereticornis in the municipality of Rio Claro, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Labruna, Marcelo Bahia +11 more
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Os carrapatos apresentam uma infinidade de hospedeiros, no entanto a maioria dos estudos para desvendar as relações desse parasitismo se concentra em hospedeiros primários e de importância econômica.
Nogueira, Bárbara Cristina Félix
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Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of the state of Amazonas, Brazil
The tick fauna of Brazil is currently composed by 72 species. The state of Amazonas is the largest of Brazil, with an area of ≈ 19% of the Brazilian land. Besides its vast geographic area, only 19 tick species have been reported for Amazonas.
Marcelo B. Labruna +35 more
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