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SUBMITTER: Aguilar-Dominguez M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6205247 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife 20181023 3
The water buffalo (<i>Bubalus bubalis</i>) is an Asian species of bovine that was introduced in Mexico in 1992 as an alternative for milk and meat production. To date, no surveys have been conducted to identify ticks acquired by water buffaloes since their arrival in the country. Here we report, for the first time, the presence of <i>Amblyomma mixtum</i>, a neotropical tick in the <i>Amblyomma cajennense</i> complex, found on water buffaloes from Mexico and discuss its possible implications in v ...[more]