title: Amblyomma nodosum (Acari: Ixodidae) parasitizing a domestic dog in Colatina, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
abstract: On 27 Jan 2011 an adult Amblyomma nodosum tick was found attached to a domestic dog from the municipality of Colatina, state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. This is the first report of this tick species in this state and the second time it has been reported parasitizing a domestic dog in the country. For the time being, this finding should be regarded as incidental. However, more in-depth research into the hosts and ecology of A. nodosum is needed, since it has been associated to infectious agents that are potentially pathogenic for humans.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mazioli
authors.forename: Matias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szabó
authors.forename: Cláudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mafra
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D004285:Dogs / Q000469:parasitology*; D026863:Ixodidae / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male