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2011-12-15

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Acero Mondragón, E. J., Calixto, O. J., & Prieto, A. C. (2011). Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) prevalent in canine non-migrants in northwestern Bogotá, Colombia. NOVA Biomedical Sciences Journal, 9(16), 158-165. https://doi.org/10.22490/24629448.498
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Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) prevalent in canine non-migrants in northwestern Bogotá, Colombia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22490/24629448.498
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Edward Javier Acero Mondragón
Omar Javier Calixto Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
Andrés Camilo Prieto Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
This is the first study that identifies hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in dogs residing in the city of Bogota, changes in the paradigms that guide public health policies are becoming necessary the population risk of zoonosis transmitted Rhipicephalus sanguineus by ticks, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus and Amblyomma maculatum. Three private veterinary clinics during 2010 were collected ticks and domiciled canines showed their own permanent residence within the city of Bogota. Ticks were collected manually and fixed in formol 10%. A total of 799 dogs met the inclusion criteria, there were a total of 34 ticks (one per animal), which was an infestation rate of 4.25%.