Open-access Parasitism by Amblyomma ovale and Amblyomma fuscum (Acari: Ixodidae) on Dasypus novemcinctus (Xenarthra: Dasypodidae) in Brazil

ABSTRACT

Ticks are important bloodsucking ectoparasites for public and animal health for transmitting infectious agents during blood feeding and causing injuries to their hosts. The authors report the occurrence of Amblyomma ovale and Amblyomma fuscum for the first time in Brazil, parasitizing the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus ).

KEYWORDS: Ixodidae; Amblyomma ovale; Amblyomma fuscum; Dasypus novemcinctus; nine-banded armadillo; Brazil

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