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Tick fauna of wild animals received and attended at the Santarem Zoological Park, western Para State, Brazil/Ixodofauna de animais silvestres resgatados e atendidos no Jardim Zoologico de Santarem, oeste do estado do Para, Brasil
Ticks are known worldwide for parasitizing a number of wild hosts. However, few studies have been conducted on ticks in zoos in Brazil. The objective of the present study was to collect, identify, and report the parasitic tick fauna found on wild Amazon animals received and attended at the Santarem...
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Published in: | Ciência rural 2017-10, Vol.47 (10) |
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Language: | Spanish |
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Summary: | Ticks are known worldwide for parasitizing a number of wild hosts. However, few studies have been conducted on ticks in zoos in Brazil. The objective of the present study was to collect, identify, and report the parasitic tick fauna found on wild Amazon animals received and attended at the Santarem Zoological Park from September 2004 to September 2013. In all, 56 animals, including 26 mammals and 30 reptiles, were sampled, from which 1172 ticks were collected and identified, comprising 862 adults, 284 nymphs, and 26 larvae. Nymphs of Amblyomma geayi on three-toed sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), adults of Amblyomma longirostre on black dwarf porcupine (Coendou nycthemera), and nymphs of Amblyomma naponense on southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla) were identified for the first time in the country in the present study. Although, the North region is the largest among the five Brazilian regions, this is the first study conducted with ticks and animals attended in a zoo in the Brazilian Amazon. Key words: Amazon, Amblyomma, Wildlife conservation, Brazil. Carrapatos sao conhecidos mundialmente por parasitar uma serie de hospedeiros silvestres. No entanto, poucos sao os estudos realizados com carrapatos em Jardins Zoologicos no Brasil. O presente estudo objetivou coletar, identificar e relatar a fauna parasitaria de carrapatos de animais silvestres Amazonicos resgatados e atendidos no Zoologico de Santarem, durante o periodo de setembro de 2004 a setembro de 2013. Ao todo foram amostrados 56 animais incluindo 26 mamiferos e 30 repteis, no qual foram coletados e identificados 1172 carrapatos distribuidos em 862 adultos, 284 ninfas e 26 larvas. Foram identificados de forma inedita no presente estudo ninfas de Amblyomma geayi em preguiga-de-tres-dedos (Bradypus tridactylus), adultos de Amblyomma longirostre em ourigo-cacheiro (Coendou nycthemera), alem de ninfas de Amblyomma naponense em tamandua-mirim (Tamandua tetradactyla) no pais. Apesar da regiao Norte ser a maior entre as cinco regioes brasileiras, este e o primeiro trabalho realizado com animais atendidos em Zoologico utilizando os carrapatos como alvo de estudo na Amazonia nacional. Palavras-chave: Amazonia, Amblyomma, conservacao de animais silvestres, Brasil. |
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ISSN: | 0103-8478 |
DOI: | 10.1590/0103-8478cr20170159 |