Occurence of ixodidae parasites of capybara (Hydrochoeurus hydrochaeris linnaeus, 1766) in the ecologic area of Taim, Rio Grande - RS, Brazil

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Paulsen, Rosa Maria Massaro²  Brum, João Guilherme Werner¹  Müller, Gertrud⁴  Begrow, Angela⁴  Sinkoc, Afonso Lodovico³ 

[1] Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas;CNPq;Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul;UFPel

关键词: capybara;    Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris;    Amblyomma cooperi;    Amblyomma triste;    Amblyomma tigrinum;    rodents;    ticks;    wild animals;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0103-84781997000100020

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria * Centro de Ciencias Rurais

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this article was the identification ofthe tick species observed on capybara in wildlife in the Ecologic Area of Taim, Rio Grande - RS; Brazil. Twenly seven capybaras found dead by trample in the road BR 471 in the Ecologic Area, wereexamined ticks coilected of the species Amblyomma cooperi (= A. lutzi and = A. ypisilophorum), Amblyomma triste, Amblyomma tigrinum and ninphs of the Genus Amblyomma. Amblyomma cooperi represented 68.41% of the ticks with a frequency of parasitism of 92.60% of the hosts; Amblyomma triste species represented 24.75% of the collected ticks m 44.43% of the hosts; Amblyomma tigrinum species were coilected m 14.81% of the hosts from a total of 1.21% of the found ticks and, the nimphs of Amblyomma were coilected in 18.51% of the hosts per forming 5.63% of the ali ticks coilected. The relation mate .female showed values of 2.3:1 and 2:1 to A. cooperiand and A. triste, respectivety. All examined hosts were found wiih ticks, with a mean of 18.4 ticks per host.

【 授权许可】

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