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TICKS AND FLEAS IN CERDOCYON THOUS L. (CARNIVORA, CANIDAE) FROM ZONA DA MATA MINEIRA, BRAZIL

ABSTRACT

The autors report the ocorrence of fleas Rhopalopsyllus lutiz and Ctenocephalides felis, and the ticks Amblyomma ovale, A. aureolatum and Boophilus microplus in a crabeating fox, Cerdocyon thous, from Zona da Mata Mineira. This is the first report of B. microplus in C. thous in Brazil.

KEY WORDS:
Cerdocyon thous; Boophilus microplus; Amblyomma ovale; Amblyomma aureolatum; Rhopalopsyllus lutizi; Ctenocephalides felis.

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