Parasitism of Ixodes (Multidentatus) auritulus Neumann (Acari: Ixodidae) on birds from the city of Curitiba, State of Paraná, Southern Brazil.
The tick-bird relationship of 56 specimens of birds (Passeriformes and Columbiformes) collected in the city of Curitiba, State of Paraná, between 1990 and 1995, among which 102 specimens of Ixodes (Multidentatus) auritulus were found and analyzed. New host records were also produced including the first report of I. auritulus on a Columbiformes bird in Brazil.
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Museu de História Natural Capão da Imbuia, Departamento de Zoológico, Prefeitura Municipal de Curitiba, Curitiba, PR, 82810-080, Brasil.
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D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000469:parasitology*; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D018884:Ixodes / Q000502:physiology*