Enríquez, Sandra http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3501-0076
Guerrero, R. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0925-9476
Arrivillaga-Henríquez, J. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1938-3139
Araujo, P. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1815-9162
Villacrés, E. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8574-0865
Enríquez, A. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7418-893X
Benítez-Ortíz, W. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2507-5944
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universidad Central del Ecuador (91750000.0000.377773)
Article History
Received: 2 September 2019
Accepted: 22 January 2020
First Online: 19 February 2020
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: The present study was conducted according to the legal requirements of Ecuador. Ecuadorian Environment Ministry (MAE) via Collection Permit “PAR: Pathogens, Arthropods, and Reservoirs of Zoonoses in Ecuador”, No. MAE-DNB-CM-2015-0028 authorized ticks capture on wild and domestic fauna. All animals were treated carefully when the ticks were taken and after that, they were released in their habitats.