Hemoparasites in ticks of wild birds of Serra dos Órgãos National Park, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Abstract The aim of this study is to detect the presence of tick-borne agents of genera Rickettsia, Borrelia, Babesia, Ehrlichia and Anaplasma in ticks collected from native wild birds in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Birds were captured and observed carefully to find the ectoparasites. DNA detection...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Adlilton Pacheco, Matheus Dias Cordeiro, Marcio Barizon Cepeda, Hermes Ribeiro Luz, Sergian Vianna Cardozo, Bruno Pereira Berto, Alexandro Guterres, Adivaldo Henrique da Fonseca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612019005007117&lng=en&tlng=en