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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2020-11-01
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Series: | Zoologia (Curitiba) |
Online Access: | https://zoologia.pensoft.net/article/56795/download/pdf/ |