Ticks associated with armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus) and anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) of Emas National Park, State of Goias, Brazil
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2002-01-01
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Bechara, G. H.
Szabo, MPJ
Almeida, W. V.
Bechara, J. N.
Pereira, RJG
Garcia, J. E.
Pereira, M. C.
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New York Acad Sciences
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This study was conducted in October 1998 and November 1999 in the Emas National Park (131,868 ha), a savanna-type cerrado region situated in the far south of Goias State, Brazil, near the geographic center of South America (15degrees-23degrees S; 45degrees-55degrees W). Animals were captured with the aid of nets and anesthetized (15 mg/kg ketamine + 1 mg/kg xylasine) in order to collect ticks for identification and to establish laboratory colonies. They included giant anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) (n = 4) and yellow armadillos (Euphractus sexcinctus) (n = 6). Free-living ticks (larvae, nymphs, and adults) were collected from the field by using a 1 X 2-m flannel cloth. Free-living ticks were identified as Amblyomma sp., A. cajennense, and A. triste. Adult ticks collected from anteaters were identified as Amblyomma cajennense and A. nodosum and from armadillos as A. pseudoconcolor and A. nodosum. The relevance of these host-tick relationships to possible mechanisms underlying emergence of tick-borne pathogens of importance to public health is discussed.
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Ticks, Amblyomma sp., anteaters, Myrmecophaga tridactyla, yellow armadillos, Euphractus sexcinctus, Brazil
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Domestic Animal/wildlife Interface: Issue For Disease Control, Conservation, Sustainable Food Production, and Emerging Diseases. New York: New York Acad Sciences, v. 969, p. 290-293, 2002.