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First Record of Amblyomma fuscum (Acari: Ixodidae) on a Nine-Banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) with Simultaneous Detection of Medically Important Pathogens: a case report

2025-10-08

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>The nine-banded armadillo <italic>(Dasypus novemcinctus</italic>) is a widely distributed wild mammal recognized as a reservoir for zoonotic pathogens like <italic>Mycobacterium leprae</italic> and <italic>Trypanosoma cruzi</italic>. This study reports the first record of the rare tick <italic>Amblyomma fuscum</italic>, a species historically associated with reptilian hosts, parasitizin...

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Literature Corpus work: abadee7c-7734-538b-92ae-d79d0c3a15e0
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7376330/v1

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