Costa, Gabriel C. A.
Goulart, Gabriel F.
Silva, Fernando A. A.
Torquato, Ricardo J. S.
Parizi, Luís F.
da Silva Vaz, Itabajara Jr.
Tirloni, Lucas
Tanaka, Aparecida S.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
INCT–Entomologia Molecular
Division of Intramural Research of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Article History
Received: 6 February 2026
Accepted: 4 June 2026
First Online: 16 June 2026
Declarations
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: Rhipicephalus microplus ticks (Porto Alegre strain) used in the present study were fed in Hereford cattle and collected from the colony maintained at the Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil. The research was conducted in accordance with the International and National Directives and Norms of ethics and methodological guidance and approved by the Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee of Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) (projects numbers 27559 and 24651).
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: The authors declare no competing interests.