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- Ixodes schulzei is a tick species native to Brazil, previously documented in multiple regions including Rondonia, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Santa Catarina.
- This study marks the first observation of Ixodes schulzei in the State of Parana, highlighting its expanding geographic range.
- Additionally, it is the first time this tick species has been reported on the hosts Akodon montensis and Oryzomys russatus.
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Ixodes schulzei Aragão & Fonseca is an endemic tick to Brazil and has already been reported in the northern (State of Rondonia), southeastern (States of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo) and southern (State of Santa Catarina) regions, always found in association with the water rat Nectomys squamipes (Brandt). This communication records the first occurrence of this tick species in the State of Parana, southern region of Brazil, and it constitutes its first report on Akodon montensis (Thomas) and Oryzomys russatus (Wagner) hosts.
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