Research Article

Host-Parasite Relationship of Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae and Argasidae) and Feral Pigs (Sus scrofa) in the Nhecolândia Region of the Pantanal Wetlands in Mato Grosso do Sul

Table 1

Mean, standard deviation (SD), and number of adult Amblyomma ticks collected from feral pigs in the Nhecolândia sub-region of the Pantanal between July 2004 and January 2005.

ParasitesWet seasonDry season
MalesFemalesTotalMean ± SDMalesFemalesTotalMean ± SD

A. cajennense 78491275.52 ± 3.20119591788.48 ± 4.36
A. parvum 0440.17 ± 0.4984120.57 ± 1.78