Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) associated with domestic dogs in Franca region, São Paulo, Brazil

Ticks on 140 domestic dogs from both urban and rural areas of Franca region in São Paulo state were identified with 102 dogs from urban areas and 38 from rural areas. Of urban dogs, 27.5% were infested exclusively by Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks. Of the rural dogs, 36.8% were infested with the fol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Juan Szabó, Matias Pablo, Marquez Cunha, Tiago, Pinter, Adriano, Vicentini, Fernando
Other Authors: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Brazil
Domestic dog
Franca region
Ixodidae
São Paulo
Tick
domestic species
rural area
urban area
animal
animal disease
dog
dog disease
domestic animal
infestation
insect control
methodology
parasitology
Animals
Domestic
Dog Diseases
Dogs
Tick Control
Tick Infestations
Acari
Amblyomma
Amblyomma cajennense
Amblyomma ovale
Animalia
Boophilus microplus
Borrelia
Canis familiaris
Canis lupus
Insecta
Rhipicephalus
Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Online Access:http://acervodigital.unesp.br/handle/11449/66637
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/66637
https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020433003028
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Summary:Ticks on 140 domestic dogs from both urban and rural areas of Franca region in São Paulo state were identified with 102 dogs from urban areas and 38 from rural areas. Of urban dogs, 27.5% were infested exclusively by Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks. Of the rural dogs, 36.8% were infested with the following tick species: R. sanguineus, Boophilus microplus, Amblyomma ovale and A. cajennense. Mixed infestations included a dog hosting A. cajennense and A. ovale and another with B. microplus and R. sanguineus. The most intense infestations were detected on urban dogs. Hemolymph tests of these ticks performed to detect rickettsial or Borrelia bacteria yielded negative results.

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