Ixodids in wild animals of the mountainous plateau Region of Santa Catarina State, Brazil

Autores

  • Marcia Sangaletti Lavina Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
  • Antonio Pereira de Souza Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
  • Amélia Aparecida Sartor Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
  • Anderson Barbosa de Moura Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2015v36n5p3173

Palavras-chave:

Amblyomma spp., Wild animals, Ixodids, Santa Catarina.

Resumo

Knowledge of ixodids (hard ticks), as of well as their ability to transmit pathogens to their hosts, and in some cases to humans, is significantly important for the establishment of epidemiological public health programs and surveillance. With the purpose of identifying ixodids from wild mammals in the mountainous plateau of Santa Catarina, we examined ticks collected or received in the Laboratory of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases of the Centre of Agroveterinary Sciences (CAV/UDESC) from 2001 to 2011. The ixodids were collected from wild animals that were subjected to the screening process of the Veterinary Clinic Hospital (HCV) of CAV and from dead animals found on state highways. Using specific dichotomous keys, we identified Amblyomma aureolatum collected from Pseudalopex gymnocercus, Lycalopex gymnocercus, Leoparduspardalis, Cerdocyon thous, Leopardus tigrinus, Puma concolor, and Bufo sp.; A. dubitatum collected from Hydrochoerus hydrochoeris; A. rotundatum from Puma concolor and Bohtrops sp.; A. ovale from Bufo sp.; and Rhipicephalus microplus from Mazama gouazoubira. A specimen of A. longirostre was identified in an urban area house at the municipality of Lages. A. rotundatum that was collected from Bohtrops sp. and Puma concolor, and A. longirostre that was found in the environment, are reported for the first time in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. 

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Marcia Sangaletti Lavina, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Discente do Curso de Doutorado do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Animal, Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias, CAVC, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, UDESC, Lages, SC, Brasil.

Antonio Pereira de Souza, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Prof. Visitante Sênior, Instituto Federal Catarinense, IFC, Campus de Araquari, Bolsista PVNS/CAPES, Brasil.

Amélia Aparecida Sartor, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Prof. Dr., Deptº de Medicina Veterinária, Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias, CAV, UDESC, Lages, SC, Brasil.

Anderson Barbosa de Moura, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Prof. Dr., Deptº de Medicina Veterinária, Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias, CAV, UDESC, Lages, SC, Brasil.

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2015-10-21

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Lavina, M. S., Souza, A. P. de, Sartor, A. A., & Moura, A. B. de. (2015). Ixodids in wild animals of the mountainous plateau Region of Santa Catarina State, Brazil. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 36(5), 3173–3180. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2015v36n5p3173

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