Parasitism rates of Lipoptena guimaraesi and a new record of Lipoptena mazamae on Ozotoceros bezoarticus from the Central Pantanal wetlands in Brazil Índices parasitológicos de Lipoptena guimaraesi e novo registro de Lipoptena mazamae sobre Ozotoceros bezoarticus no Pantanal central, Brasil

From May to October of 2006 we collected 143 louse flies of the genus Lipoptena on the body surface of 16 pampas deer Ozotocerus bezoarticus captured in four farms from the central area of the Brazilian Pantanal wetlands. We also examined 172 cattle individuals and none of them had louse flies. Most...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Graciolli, Carlos André Zucco, Paulo Henrique Duarte Cançado, Guilherme Mourão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2011-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612011000200017