New records of ticks infesting bats in Brazil, with observations on the first nymphal stage of Ornithodoros hasei.
Exp Appl Acarol
; 76(4): 537-549, 2018 Dec.
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In Brazil, at least 14 species of soft ticks (Argasidae) are associated with bats. While Ornithodoros hasei seems to be abundant among foliage-roosting bats, other groups of ticks are found exclusively inside caves. In this paper, noteworthy records of soft ticks infesting bats are documented in new localities from Bahia, Pernambuco, Piauí, and Rondônia states. Out of 201 bats examined, 25 were infested by 152 ticks belonging to seven taxa: Ornithodoros cavernicolous, O. hasei, Ornithodoros marinkellei, Ornithodoros cf. fonsecai, Ornithodoros cf. clarki, Antricola sp., and Nothoaspis amazoniensis. These findings provide new insights into the geographical distribution and host association of soft ticks occurring in the Neotropical region. Remarkably, morphological and biological observations about O. hasei are inferred based on the examination of on-host-collected first stage nymphs.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infestaciones por Garrapatas
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Quirópteros
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Argasidae
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Distribución Animal
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Interacciones Huésped-Parásitos
Tipo de estudio:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Animals
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Exp Appl Acarol
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA
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PARASITOLOGIA
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Pais de publicación:
Países Bajos