Ticks and fleas in crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) of Pernambuco state, Brazil
2016
Edna Michelly de Sá Santos | Ricardo César de Souza Carneiro da Cunha | Márcia Paula Oliveira Farias | Cristina Farias da Fonseca | Jaqueline Bianque de Oliveira | Renata Ribeiro Novais de Carvalho | Leucio Câmara Alves
This study aimed to identify the species of fleas and ticks of Cerdocyon thous from the state of Pernambuco. Animals (n = 20) were examined, with 30% (6/20) ectoparasitized. Fleas (n = 16) and ticks (n = 17) parasitizing free-living crab-eating fox and captive in state of Pernambuco were collected. The fleas were identified as: Pulex irritans and Ctenocephalides felis; and the ticks were: Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato and Amblyomma ovale. The presence of ectoparasites of domestic animals parasitizing C. thous, suggests a close contact of this species to the peridomicile. Furthermore, this is the first report of the occurrence of A. ovale in C. thous in northeastern Brazil.
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