Prevalence and risk factors associated with ectoparasite infestation of buffaloes in an Amazonian ecosystem

Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Total number, life-cycle stage and species of ectoparasites identified on buffaloes on 60 farms

Ectoparasite	Larva^a	Nymph^a	Adult^a		Total
			Male	Female
Ticks
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus	–	1/1	9/6	39/19	49/26
Amblyomma sp.	1/1	–	22/9	23/13	46/23
Lice
Haematopinus tuberculatus	–	–	320/72		320/72

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