Parasitism of Ixodes (Multidentatus) auritulus Neumann (Acari: Ixodidae) on Birds from the City of Curitiba, State of Paraná, Southern Brazil

The tick-bird relationship of 56 specimens of birds (Passeriformes and Columbiformes) collected in the city of Curitiba, State of Paraná, between 1990 and 1995, among which 102 specimens of Ixodes (Multidentatus) auritulus were found and analyzed. New host records were also produced including the fi...

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Published inMemórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Vol. 94; no. 5; pp. 597 - 603
Main Authors Arzua, Márcia, Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Brazil Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz 01.09.1999
Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Subjects
Animals
Birds - parasitology
Brazil
Female
Host-Parasite Interactions
Ixodes - physiology
Ixodes auritulus
Ixodidae
new host birds
new host birds - Paraná
Paraná
PARASITOLOGY
tick-bird relationship
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Brazil
tick-bird relationship
Brazil
new host birds
Paraná
Ixodes auritulus
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Summary:The tick-bird relationship of 56 specimens of birds (Passeriformes and Columbiformes) collected in the city of Curitiba, State of Paraná, between 1990 and 1995, among which 102 specimens of Ixodes (Multidentatus) auritulus were found and analyzed. New host records were also produced including the first report of I. auritulus on a Columbiformes bird in Brazil.
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ISSN:1678-8060
0074-0276
0074-0276
1678-8060
DOI:10.1590/S0074-02761999000500006