Host Specificity of Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787) (Acari: Ixodidae) with Comments on the Drop-off Rhythm

Host Specificity of Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787) (Acari: Ixodidae) with Comments on the Drop-off Rhythm

The parasitic specificity of larval, nymph and adult Amblyomma cajennense on six different host species: Oryctolagus cuniculus, Rattus norvegicus, Gallus gallus domesticus, Anas platyrhynchus, Coturnix coturnix and Streptopelia decorata is described. In terms of the numbers of larvae and nymphs reco...

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Main Authors: Cristina Marques Lisbôa Lopes, Romário Cerqueira Leite, Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Paulo Roberto de Oliveira, Lígia Miranda Ferreira Borges, Zénon Batista Rodrigues, Henrique Ávila de Carvalho, Carolina Maria Vianna de Freitas, Carlos Roberto Vieira Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1998-05-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Amblyomma cajennense
drop
off periodicity
host specificity
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