Epidemiological compatibility of Amblyomma sculptum as possible vector and Panthera onca as reservoir of Cytauxzoon spp. in Midwestern Brazil

•Absence of Cytauxzoon sp. in wild felids in a locality with the absence of the possible vector Amblyomma sculptum;.•High occurrence of Cytauxzoon spp. in wild felids infested by Amblyomma sculptum;.•Consolidation of the hypothesis that the jaguar is a natural reservoir of Cytauxzoon spp., related to the detection of parasitism for long periods and the absence of clinical and physiological changes.