Invasive species threaten wildlife. We detected invasive ticks on wildlife and indigenous ticks on invasive mammals in southern Brazil. The invasive cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus was found on 12 native mammals and one invasive exotic (Axis axis). The Neotropical tick Amblyomma dubitatum was found on three invasive alien mammal species.
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16 October 2024
Records of the Invasive Cattle Tick Rhipicephalus microplus on Wild Hosts and of a Neotropical Tick, Amblyomma dubitatum, on Invasive Alien Mammals, Southern Brazil
José Reck,
Greice Zorzato Gonchoroski,
Thais Michel,
Rovaina Doyle,
Guilherme Klafke,
Tatiane C. Trigo,
Márcia Jardim
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 60 • No. 4
October 2024
Vol. 60 • No. 4
October 2024