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. 2009 Sep;105(3):881-2.
doi: 10.1007/s00436-009-1508-8. Epub 2009 May 27.

Otoacariasis due to Edentalges bradypus Fonseca 1954 (Acari; Psoroptidae) infestation in the brown-throated three-toed sloth Bradypus variegatus from Brazil

Clarissa Pimentel de Souza  1 , Guilherme Gomes Verocai, Julio Almeida Alencar Matos de Arruda, Jeferson Rocha Pires, Andréa Yuri Takitani, João Luiz Horacio Faccini
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Otoacariasis due to Edentalges bradypus Fonseca 1954 (Acari; Psoroptidae) infestation in the brown-throated three-toed sloth Bradypus variegatus from Brazil

Clarissa Pimentel de Souza et al. Parasitol Res. 2009 Sep.

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to report the first description of gross pathological aspects of otoacariasis due to Edentalges bradypus Fonseca 1954 (Acari; Psoroptidae) infestation in the brown-throated three-toed sloth Bradypus variegatus Schinz, 1825 (Xenarthra; Bradypodidae) in Brazil. Mites were collected from massive skin crusts seen in both external ear canals and around both eyes of an extremely debilitated advanced-aged female sloth brought to the Wildlife Care Section of Universidade Estácio de Sá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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