Survey of ixodid tick species on domestic cats in Japan

Two hundred and twenty-five small mammals belonging to 16 species were examined for ticks in Free State, Mpumalanga and Limpopo Provinces, South Africa, and 18 ixodid tick species, of which two could only be identified to genus level, were recovered. Scrub hares, Lepus saxatilis, and Cape hares, Lepus capensis, harboured the largest number of tick species. In Free State Province Namaqua rock mice, Aethomys namaquensis, and four-striped grass mice, Rhabdomys pumilio, were good hosts of the immature stages of Haemaphysalis leachi and Rhipicephalus gertrudae, while in Mpumalanga and Limpopo Provinces red veld rats, Aethomys chrysophilus, Namaqua rock mice and Natal multimammate mice, Mastomys natalensis were good hosts of H. leachi and Rhipicephalus simus. Haemaphysalis leachi was the only tick recovered from animals in all three provinces.

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The seasonal activity of adult ixodid ticks on Angora goats in the south western Orange Free State

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association ◽

10.4102/jsava.v62i3.1604 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 62 (3) ◽

pp. 104-106 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

L. J. Fourie ◽

I. G. Horak

Keyword(s):

Tick Species ◽

Late Summer ◽

Ixodid Tick ◽

Ixodid Ticks ◽

Free State ◽

Seasonal Activity ◽

The South ◽

Ixodes Rubicundus ◽

Angora Goats

Adult ixodid ticks were collected at 2-weekly intervals for a period of 23 consecutive months from 15 to 20 Angora goats on a farm in the south western Orange Free State. A total of 6 ixodid tick species were recovered. Rhipicephalus punctatus was the most abundant and prevalent tick, It was present from spring to late summer. Ixodes rubicundus was the next most abundant tick and was present mainly from March or April to July with peak numbers present in April or May. The onset of this tick's activity appeared to be stimulated by low atmospheric temperatures.

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Abundance and distribution of Ixodid tick species infesting cattle reared under traditional farming systems in Tanzania

African Journal of Agricultural Research ◽

10.5897/ajar2016.12028 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 286-299 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Ibrahim Kerario Isack ◽

Muleya Walter ◽

Chenyambuga Sebastian ◽

Koski Marja ◽

Hwang Seong-Gu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Tick Species ◽

Farming Systems ◽

Ixodid Tick ◽

Traditional Farming ◽

Abundance And Distribution

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The comparative prevalence of five ixodid tick species infesting cattle and goats in Maputo Province, Mozambique

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research ◽

10.4102/ojvr.v76i2.45 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 76 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

C. De Matos ◽

C. Sitoe ◽

L. Neves ◽

J.O. Nothling ◽

I.G. Horak

Keyword(s):

Host Species ◽

Tick Species ◽

Ixodid Tick ◽

Rhipicephalus Appendiculatus ◽

Boophilus Microplus ◽

Amblyomma Hebraeum ◽

Chi Square ◽

Exact Test ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

Rhipicephalus Evertsi Evertsi

This study compares the prevalence of ixodid tick species on cattle and goats in Maputo Province. Adult ticks as well as the nymphs of three species, and only the adults of two species were collected from sets of five cattle at 21 localities throughout the province and compared with those collected from similar sets of goats at the same places. Amblyomma hebraeum adults and / or nymphs were present on cattle and on goats at all 21 localities, and 90 cattle and 22 goats were infested with adult ticks. Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus adults and / or nymphs were collected from cattle at 20 and from goats at 15 localities, and 92 cattle and 34 goats were infested [Chi-square test (×2), P < 0.001]. The total length of several maturing female R. (Boophilus) microplus collected from cattle and goats exceeded 5 mm, indicating that they successfully engorge on both host species. Rhipicephalus appendiculatus adults and / or nymphs were present on cattle at 15 and on goats at 13 localities, but 28 cattle and only one goat were infested with adult ticks (×2, P < 0.001). Adult Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi were recovered from cattle at 20 and from goats at 17 localities, and 74 cattle and 69 goats were infested. Adult Rhipicephalus simus were collected from cattle at 18 and from goats at 11 localities (Fisher's exact test, P = 0.04), and 60 cattle and 14 goats were infested (×2, P < 0.001). These findings underscore the advisability of including goats in acaricide application programmes designed for the control of tick-borne diseases in cattle at the same locality.

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Ixodid tick species and two tick-borne pathogens in three areas in the Sudan

Parasitology Research ◽

10.1007/s00436-019-06458-9 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 119 (2) ◽

pp. 385-394 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Yassir Adam Shuaib ◽

Ahmed Muhammed-Ahmed Wd Elhag ◽

Yassir Abakar Brima ◽

Mohamed Abdalsalam Abdalla ◽

Amel Omer Bakiet ◽

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Keyword(s):

Tick Species ◽

Ixodid Tick

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Ixodid ticks on dogs in southern Mozambique

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research ◽

10.4102/ojvr.v71i4.231 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 71 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

L. Neves ◽

Sonia Afonso ◽

I.G. Horak

Keyword(s):

Tick Species ◽

Rhipicephalus Sanguineus ◽

Ixodid Tick ◽

Ixodid Ticks ◽

Domestic Dogs ◽

Rural Settlements ◽

Genus Level ◽

Rural Environments ◽

Haemaphysalis Leachi ◽

The City

The objective of this study was to determine the species and distribution of ticks infesting domestic dogs in southern Mozambique. To this end 89 collections were taken from dogs and the geographic coordinates of the localities at which they were made noted. Fifty-eight of these collections were from animals in the city of Maputo and 16 from animals at rural settlements close to Maputo. A further 15 collections were made from dogs in rural environments north of Maputo. Ten ixodid tick species, of which one was only identified to genus level, were recovered. Rhipicephalus sanguineus was the most numerous of the ten species, and its prevalence and intensity of infestation were significantly higher on city dogs than on rural dogs (P< 0.01), whereas the converse was true for Haemaphysalis leachi (P< 0.01). Including the city of Maputo, the exact localities at which nine tick species were collected, were recorded.

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A nationwide survey of ixodid tick species recovered from domestic dogs and cats in Japan in 2011

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases ◽

10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.05.008 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 5 (6) ◽

pp. 771-779 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Shinya Iwakami ◽

Yasuaki Ichikawa ◽

Hisashi Inokuma

Keyword(s):

Tick Species ◽

Nationwide Survey ◽

Ixodid Tick ◽

Domestic Dogs

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In vitro splenocyte proliferation responses of BALB/c mice to salivary gland extracts of three ixodid tick species (Acari: Ixodidae)

Biologia ◽

10.2478/s11756-007-0141-1 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 62 (6) ◽

Author(s):

Mária Kazimírová ◽

Terézia Rolníková ◽

Emília Dvorožňáková ◽

Milan Buc

Keyword(s):

Salivary Gland ◽

Cell Cultures ◽

Tick Species ◽

Ixodid Tick ◽

Rhipicephalus Appendiculatus ◽

Ixodid Ticks ◽

In Vitro Proliferation ◽

Murine Splenocytes ◽

Ifn Γ

AbstractIn vitro proliferation and cytokine production were investigated in BALB/c mice splenic cell cultures that were stimulated with concanavalin A (ConA) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and simultaneously exposed to salivary gland extracts (SGE) of unfed and partially fed adult ixodid ticks (Ixodes ricinus, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, Amblyomma variegatum). Generally, tick SGE enhanced proliferation of unstimulated splenocytes and SGE of unfed ticks suppressed mitogen induced proliferation. Partially fed R. appendiculatus and A. variegatum suppressed ConA responses, while partially fed I. ricinus stimulated both ConA and LPS induced proliferation. A. variegatum and R. appendiculatus females slightly enhanced LPS responses 2 days after attachment but suppressed them at the end of the slow feeding phase. In 72 h ConA induced cell cultures, interferon gamma (IFN-γ) production was suppressed by SGE of all ticks, interleukin (IL)-10 production was enhanced by unfed I. ricinus and partially fed A. variegatum males and IL-5 production was enhanced by feeding R. appendiculatus females and A. variegatum males. The study revealed variability in the responsiveness of murine splenocytes to SGE of different ixodid tick species, whereby patterns of host immunomodulation within one tick species differed between sexes and changed during feeding.

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