[Occurrence of Ixodes loricatus Neumann, 1899 (Acari: Ixodidae) parasitizing Didelphis albiventris (Lund, 1841) (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) in Campo Grande, MS]

Soraya R Miziara; Fernando Paiva; Renato Andreotti; Wilson W Koller; Vinicius A Lopes; Nara T Pontes; Klaudia Bitencourt

doi:10.1590/s1984-29612008000300008

[Occurrence of Ixodes loricatus Neumann, 1899 (Acari: Ixodidae) parasitizing Didelphis albiventris (Lund, 1841) (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) in Campo Grande, MS]

Rev Bras Parasitol Vet. 2008 Jul-Sep;17(3):158-60. doi: 10.1590/s1984-29612008000300008.

[Article in Portuguese]

Authors

Soraya R Miziara¹, Fernando Paiva, Renato Andreotti, Wilson W Koller, Vinicius A Lopes, Nara T Pontes, Klaudia Bitencourt

Affiliation

¹ Departamento de Parasitologia Veterinária, Universidade para o Desenvolvimento do Estado e da Região do Pantanal, Bairro Miguel Couto, Campo Grande, MS. sorayamiziara@ig.com.br

PMID: 19245763
DOI: 10.1590/s1984-29612008000300008

Abstract

This is first report of occurence of Ixodes in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul and first description of Ixodes loricatus Neumann, 1899, parasitizing Didelphis albiventris in Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Animals
Brazil
Ixodes / physiology*
Opossums / parasitology*