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| Nascimento,Kelly Karoline Gomes do; Veríssimo,Samara Maria Modesto; Raia,Vanessa de Almeida; Guimarães,Ruth Cavalcante Silva; Seade,Gisele Cristine Castro; Azevedo,Adna Cristina Picanço; Matos,Sidcley Pereira; Oliveira,Jairo Moura de; Bezerra,Isis Abel; Martins,Thiago Fernandes. |
| ABSTRACT: Ticks are known worldwide for parasitizing a number of wild hosts. However, few studies have been conducted on ticks in zoos in Brazil. The objective of the present study was to collect, identify, and report the parasitic tick fauna found on wild Amazon animals received and attended at the Santarém Zoological Park from September 2004 to September 2013. In all, 56 animals, including 26 mammals and 30 reptiles, were sampled, from which 1172 ticks were collected and identified, comprising 862 adults, 284 nymphs, and 26 larvae. Nymphs of Amblyomma geayi on three-toed sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), adults of Amblyomma longirostre on black dwarf porcupine (Coendou nycthemera), and nymphs of Amblyomma naponense on southern tamandua (Tamandua... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Amazon; Amblyomma; Wildlife conservation; Brazil. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782017001000502 |
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