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Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) Infesting Wild Birds in an Atlantic Forest Area in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, with Isolation of<i>Rickettsia</i>from the Tick<i>Amblyomma longirostre</i>
2008-07-01
Abstract excerpt
During field work in Nazaré Paulista, state of São Paulo, Brazil, we found 13 (56.5%) of 23 birds (mostly Passeriformes) to be infested by 28 larvae and 1 nymph of Amblyomma spp. Two larvae were reared to the adult stage, being taxonomically identified as Amblyomma parkeri Fonseca and Aragão, whereas five larvae and one nymph were identified as Amblyomma longirostre Koch. All six A. longirostre specimens were show...
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- dc7455c0-337f-5a3e-8598-146e001ceed1
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- 10.1093/jmedent/45.4.770
