Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) on dogs in Concepción city, Chile
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A total of 137 specimens of ticks were collected in eight veterinary clinics in Concepcion city to determine the ticks-species present on dogs. The specimens were analyzed with the aid of a stereomicroscope and SEM pictures were taken. From the total, 38.7% were adults of Amblyomma tigrinum and 61.3% adults and inmatures of Rhipicephalus sanguineus.
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MUÑOZ, L., & CASANUEVA, M. E. (2002). Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) on dogs in Concepción city, Chile. Archivos De Medicina Veterinaria, 34(1), 131–134. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0301-732X2002000100015
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COMUNICACIONES