Amblyomma cajennense and Amblyomma dubitatum in capybaras run over on highways in Santa Catarina State, Brazil

Authors

  • Rosiléia M. de Quadros Universidade do Planalto Catarinense (UNIPLAC) e Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Lages, SC
  • Márcia S. Lavina Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Lages, SC
  • Sandra Márcia Tietz Marques Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
  • Marciel França Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Lages, SC
  • Wilian Rafael Veronezi Universidade do Planalto Catarinense (UNIPLAC)
  • Jary A. Carneiro Júnior Universidade do Planalto Catarinense (UNIPLAC)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/nbc.2013.83.08

Abstract

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris serves as a host for a number of tick species that play an important role as vectors of emergent zoonotic diseases. This is the first report of the occurrence of Amblyomma cajennense adults and Amblyomma dubitatum nymphs retrieved from capybaras run over on two highways in the state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil.

Key words: Ticks, ixodidae, biology, morphology, nymphs

Author Biographies

Rosiléia M. de Quadros, Universidade do Planalto Catarinense (UNIPLAC) e Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Lages, SC

Departamento de Medicina Veterinária (UDESC)

Márcia S. Lavina, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Lages, SC

Departamento de Medicina Veterinária (UDESC)

Sandra Márcia Tietz Marques, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Laboratory of Helminthology, Department of Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Marciel França, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Lages, SC

Departamento de Medicina Veterinária (UDESC)

Wilian Rafael Veronezi, Universidade do Planalto Catarinense (UNIPLAC)

Jary A. Carneiro Júnior, Universidade do Planalto Catarinense (UNIPLAC)

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Published

2013-07-29

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2013): September/December

Section

Short Communication

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