Abstract

Free-living ticks in a cerrado fragment, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

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  • IntroductionTicks deserve special attention for many reasons, but in particular due to the fact that they exist in high proximity to humans (SZABÓ et al, 2013)

  • Arthropods transmitting human and animal pathogens are widely distributed in Brazil

  • Researches involving pathogen detection in ticks from Mato Grosso do Sul State confirmed the presence of Rickettsia rickettsii and Rickettsia parkeri (OGRZEWALSKA et al, 2013, ALMEIDA et al, 2013; MATIAS et al, 2014)

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Introduction

Ticks deserve special attention for many reasons, but in particular due to the fact that they exist in high proximity to humans (SZABÓ et al, 2013). 70 tick species have been identified in Brazil (MARTINS et al, 2016; LABRUNA et al, 2016; WOLF et al, 2016), from which 26 have already been observed in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul (LABRUNA, 2016). Researches involving pathogen detection in ticks from Mato Grosso do Sul State confirmed the presence of Rickettsia rickettsii and Rickettsia parkeri (OGRZEWALSKA et al, 2013, ALMEIDA et al, 2013; MATIAS et al, 2014). The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential role of tick fauna in the ecology of Rickettsian pathogens in a fragmented urban

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