Ectoparasite infestation on rural dogs in the municipality of São Vicente Férrer, Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil Infestação por ectoparasitos em cães rurais no município de São Vicente Férrer, Pernambuco, Nordeste do Brasil

This article presents the results of a study on ectoparasites infesting rural dogs in Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil. Forty-one dogs from a rural community of Pernambuco were examined and 70.7% were infested by ectoparasites. The prevalence rates of infestation by ticks, fleas, and lice were 58.5,...

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Main Authors: Filipe Dantas-Torres, Marcela F. Melo, Luciana A. Figueredo, Sinval P. Brandão-Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2009-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Subjects:
dog
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612009000300014