Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) as ectoparasites of Brazilian wild birds and their association with rickettsial diseases
Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) are obligatory hematophagous ectoparasites of a variety of vertebrate hosts and play an important role in the transmission and ecology of infectious pathogens causing diseases in humans and animals worldwide. Sixty-eight species of ticks exist in Brazil, and at least 23 are...
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Universidade de São Paulo
2016-04-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/100707 |