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ESTABLISHMENT OF TUNGA TRIMAMILLATA (SIPHONAPTERA: TUNGIDAE) IN BRAZIL
Palpo Maxilar
Região Neotropical
biologia molecular
Estudo da Epiderme Anfitriã
Maxillary Palp
Neotropical Region
Molecular Biological
Study Host Epidermis
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Instituto de Ciências Biológicas. Departamento de Parasitologia. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Instituto de Ciências Biológicas. Departamento de Parasitologia. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil/Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou. Laboratório de Pesquisas Clínicas. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Escola de Veterinária. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Instituto de Ciências Biológicas. Departamento de Parasitologia. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil/Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou. Laboratório de Pesquisas Clínicas. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Escola de Veterinária. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Abstract
Tunga trimamillata is a species of sand flea occurring in Ecuador and Peru parasitizing cattle, goat, sheep, swine, and man. This is the first report of this species in Brazil, having been found on the hooves of cows in Barretos, São Paulo State, and Felixlândia, Minas Gerais State, and previously misidentified as Tunga penetrans. A previous report concerning Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris from Rio Novo, Minas Gerais State, may also be attributed to that species of sand flea, a possible the primary host. Given the large geographical distribution of T. trimamillata, the vast cattle population in Brazil, and the high number of individuals subject to the risk of tungiasis, the number of cases attributed to this sand flea will most likely increase over time.
Keywords in Portuguese
animais domesticosPalpo Maxilar
Região Neotropical
biologia molecular
Estudo da Epiderme Anfitriã
Keywords
Domestic AnimalMaxillary Palp
Neotropical Region
Molecular Biological
Study Host Epidermis
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