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Genetic diversity of Dermacentor nitens (Acari: Ixodidae) collected on horses from western Cuba.
Journal of medical entomology - 5 May 2026
Roblejo-Arias Lisset, Diaz-Sánchez Adrian A, Marrero-Perera Roxana, Lobo-Rivero Evelyn, Corona-González Belkis, Chilton Neil B
Abstract excerpt
The tropical horse tick, Dermacentor nitens Neumann, 1897, has a wide distribution throughout the Neotropics, and is a vector of protozoan haemoparasites that cause equine piroplasmosis. Despite this, little is known about the genetic diversity of this tick species, particularly in Cuba, where horses are important domestic animals used in agriculture and for transportation. The objective of this study was to...
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