Bats used as hosts by Amblyomma sculptum (Acari: Ixodidae) in Northeastern Brazil and its implications on tick-borne diseases

Amblyomma Koch, 1844 is distributed worldwide, with ca. 130 species currently recognized. These ticks are vectors of pathogens to animals and humans, including the causative agent of the New World Rocky Mountain spotted fever....

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Main Authors: Roberto Leonan M. Novaes, Fernanda M. Alves, Renan F. Souza, Rafael S. Laurindo, Ricardo Moratelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-11-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
Online Access:https://zoologia.pensoft.net/article/56795/download/pdf/