Free-living Panthera onca (Carnivora: Felidae) as host of Amblyomma mixtum and Rhipicephalus microplus (Ixodidae: Ixodidae) in Darién, Panamá

Abstract

We report the parasitism of a male of Amblyomma mixtum and a molt nymph-adult of Rhipicephalus microplus in Darién, Panamá. These data increase the number of tick species that parasitize free-living jaguars in Panama and add information on the environmental conditions that favor the parasitism of A. mixtum and R. microplus.

Keywords

• Environment,Panthera onca,Amblyomma mixtum,Rhipicephalus microplus

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