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. 2000 Nov;37(6):979-83.
doi: 10.1603/0022-2585-37.6.979.

Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) associated with wild animals in the Pantanal region of Brazil

M de C Pereira  1 , M P Szabó, G H Bechara, E R Matushima, J M Duarte, Y Rechav, L Fielden, J E Keirans
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Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) associated with wild animals in the Pantanal region of Brazil

M de C Pereira et al. J Med Entomol. 2000 Nov.

Abstract

This paper describes the identification of ticks from wild animals of the Pantanal region in Brazil as part of a comprehensive study about established and emerging tick-host relationships and related pathological aspects. Eighty-one animals were captured (representing 13 species, six orders), and ticks were found on 63 (78%). Tick species identified included Boophilus microplus (Canestrini), Amblyomma cajennense (F.), Amblyomma parvum Aragão, Amblyomma pseudoconcolor Aragão, Amblyomma scalpturatum Neumann, Amblyomma nodosum Neumann, Amblyomma ovale Koch, and Amblyomma tigrinum Koch. Dragging from grasslands yielded negative results compared with the high concentration of ticks that were collected from leaves in the forests.

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