Question: are there ticks in nicaragua?
Answer: A total of 1023 adult ticks were collected from 159 dogs in Nicaragua and 96 dogs in Costa Rica. The predominant tick species was Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l. (956 adult specimens, 19.9% of dogs infested in Costa Rica, 48.0% in Nicaragua [X²-test, P < 0.001]), followed by I.