Noteworthy records of Ixodes schulzei (Acari: Ixodidae) on rodents from the State of Parana, southern Brazil Relatos de Ixodes schulzei (Acari: Ixodidae) em roedores do Estado do Paraná, sul do Brasil

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 w...

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Main Authors: Valeria Castilho Onofrio, Fernanda Aparecida Nieri-Bastos, Janio dos Santos Sampaio, João Fábio Soares, Maria José de Jesus Silva, Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2013-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612013000100159
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Summary:Ixodes schulzei Arag&#227;o &amp; 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.<br> Ixodes schulzei Arag&#227;o &amp; Fonseca &#233; um carrapato end&#234;mico do Brasil e j&#225; foi relatado nas regi&#245;es Norte (estado de Rond&#244;nia), Sudeste (estados de Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro e S&#227;o Paulo) e Sul (estado de Santa Catarina), tendo sido encontrado sempre em associa&#231;&#227;o com o rato d'&#225;gua Nectomys squamipes (Brandt). Esta comunica&#231;&#227;o registra a primeira ocorr&#234;ncia dessa esp&#233;cie de carrapato no estado do Paran&#225;, regi&#227;o Sul do Brasil e constitui o primeiro relato de Akodon montensis (Thomas) e Oryzomys russatus (Wagner) como hospedeiros.
ISSN:0103-846X
1984-2961