Human parasitism by the exotic tick Dermacentor variabilis (Parasitiformes: Ixodida) in Brazil: report of an imported case
Abstract In June 2012, a tick was found parasitizing a man in the city of São Paulo, who had recently returned from a visit to Pennsylvania, in the northeast of the United States. The tick was removed and sent to the São Paulo State Department of Health, where it was identified as a male of the spec...
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Language: | English |
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Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
2022-01-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária |
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