Notes on parasitism by Amblyomma humerale (Acari: Ixodidae) in the state of Rondônia, Western Amazon, Brazil

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 814-817

  Labruna, Marcelo B ^a   Camargo, Luís Marcelo A ^a,b   Terrassini, Flávio A ^a,b   Schumaker, Teresinha T S ^a,b   Camargo, Erney P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Cidade Universitaria   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Amblyomma humerale; Ticks; Tortoises

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; ARTHROPODA; CYCLOPES DIDACTYLUS; CYCLOPIA; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS; DIDELPHIS MARSUPIALIS; GEOCHELONE; GEOCHELONE CARBONARIA; GEOCHELONE DENTICULATA; IXODIDAE; KENTROPYX; KENTROPYX CALCARATA; MYRMECOPHAGIDAE; PLICA PLICA; PLICA UMBRA; RONDONIA; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINIDAE; UMBRA; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; FEMALE; INFESTATION; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; TICK; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; FEMALE; IXODIDAE; TICK INFESTATIONS; TURTLES;

EID: 0036834034     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-39.6.814     Document Type: Article

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