Brazilian fleas (Hexapoda: Siphonaptera): diversity, host associations, and new records on small mammals from the Atlantic Rainforest, including Rickettsia screening | Parasites & Vectors
Literature review The data used in this study were extracted from approximately 200 relevant English and Portuguese articles. A total of 8 families of fleas were reported in this review, and these ectoparasites were present in all the 26 states of Brazil. Some species are widely described in the literature; for this reason, the studies … Read more