FIRST REPORT OF Amblyomma brasiliense (Acari: Ixodidae) AMONG Myocastor coypus (MOLINA, 1782) IN THE PLATEAU REGION OF SANTA CATARINA, BRAZIL

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This short communication reports ectoparasitism on a Myocastor coypus specimen found lifeless, killed by motor vehicles in the municipality of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil, near the SC-438 highway. Necropsy examination revealed the presence of ticks of the Ixodidae family on the ventral region of the animal’s body. Fourteen female specimens were collected and identified as Amblyomma brasiliense, with the following phenotypic characteristics: ornate scutum with whitish spots, strong spines on coxa I, spines on the internal border shorter than on the external border, half of the article length, and spines on the internal boarder on coxae II to IV were short and not very evident. The use of wild animals killed by motor vehicles on highways has proven to be relevant to the study of parasitic fauna. Although the occurrence of A. brasiliense among rodents has been previously reported, this is the first report in the literature of that species among M. coypus.

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Biografia do Autor

Rosileia Marinho de Quadros, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina - UDESC, Lages, SC
Médica Veterinária, Bióloga, Profa. Faculdade de Agronomia e Veterinária, UDESC, Lages, SC
Sandra Márcia Tietz Marques, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Médica Veterinária, Dr. PhD., Pesquisadora, Departamento de Patologia Clínica veterinária, Faculdade de Veterinária, UFRGS
Márcia Sangaletti Lavina, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária – UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DE SANTA CATARINA - UDESC, Lages, Santa Catarina
Bióloga, Udesc, Lages, SC
Jary André Carneiro Júnior, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária – UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DE SANTA CATARINA - UDESC, (Lages, Santa Catarina
Biólogo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária – UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DE SANTA CATARINA - UDESCLages, Santa Catarina
Publicado
2019-12-11
Como Citar
Quadros, R. M. de, Marques, S. M. T., Lavina, M. S., & Carneiro Júnior, J. A. (2019). FIRST REPORT OF Amblyomma brasiliense (Acari: Ixodidae) AMONG Myocastor coypus (MOLINA, 1782) IN THE PLATEAU REGION OF SANTA CATARINA, BRAZIL. Science and Animal Health, 7(1), 34-40. https://doi.org/10.15210/sah.v7i1.14109
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Ciência Veterinária Básica