Xenopsylla cheopis em cäes do Brasil: primeiro relato / Xenopsylla cheopis on dogs from Brazil: first report

RESUMO

For the first time, Xenopsylla cheopis (Rothschild) is recorded on dogs from Brazil, at the prevalence of 1.1 per cent in the city of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais State. Having in view the high occurrence of commensal rats in that municipality, as well as the opportunities for contact with domestic animals, this report should not be underestimated