scholarly journals PREVALENCE AND ECOLOGY OF THE BROWN DOG TICK RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS IN DOMESTIC MAMMALS IN BASRAH PROVINCE, IRAQ, WITH THE ACARICIDAL EFFECT OF QUERCUS BRANTTI ACORNS EXTRACT IN ADULTS.

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 1670-1677
Author(s):  
Alaa N. Hatem

This study was aimed to detect the infestation of Rhipicephalus sanguineus of some mammals in Basrah province from January to June 2019. A total 75 of 210 (35.71%) of studied mammals were been infested. This species was isolated from horses in Iraq for the first time. The highest prevalence was recorded in dogs while the lowest in buffaloes. Mean of intensity was recorded mostly in sheep, and the lowest in horses. Highest relative density was recorded in dogs, whereas the lowest was in horses. The highest occurrence was recorded in April, whereas the lowest was in January. The acaricidal effect of ethanolic extract of acorns Quercus brantti in adults was shown the rates of mortality increases with the rise of extract concentrations. Mortality percentages were increased according to the time of the exposure. Females were more sensitive than males in the treatment with extract.

Tick borne pathogens present a significant health challenge to animals and human because a single tick may transmit multiple pathogens to a mammalian host during feeding. The present study detected tick-borne pathogens from pet dogs. A total of 666 ticks were collected from 144 pet and sheltered dogs in Egypt from April to September 2018. For hemolymph, midgut and salivary gland smears 546 ticks were used as well as 360 egg smears from 120 female tick were examined by light microscope. The infected ticks were prepared for transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Ticks were identified; Rhipicephalus sanguineus. Light microscopy showed infection rates of 44.69%, 68.50% & 15.75%, in hemolymph, midgut and salivary gland, respectively. H. canis recorded the highest rates in hemolymph and midgut (35.89% & 49.82%, respectively), but Theileria spp. was the lowest (0.73% & 2.93%, respectively). In salivary gland smears, Babesia canis. was detected in 13.55% and Theileria spp. in 1.83%. Mixed infection in same tick was recorded in 4.76% &0.37% in midgut and salivary gland smears, respectively. Babesia canis stages were recovered from 15% of egg smears. R. sanguineus was natural infected by Babesia, Theileria, Hepatozoon and Anaplasma phagocytophilum as well as mixed infections of protozoa accompanied by a complicated sign of diseases and failure in accurate diagnosis.


2008 ◽  
pp. 577-580
Author(s):  
Colin Berry ◽  
Jason M. Meyer ◽  
Marjorie A. Hoy ◽  
John B. Heppner ◽  
William Tinzaara ◽  
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2008 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 543-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matias Pablo Juan Szabó ◽  
Graziela Virginia Tolesano Pascoli ◽  
Oswaldo Marçal Júnior ◽  
Alexandre Gabriel Franchin ◽  
Khelma Torga

During a survey for ectoparasites on birds in a small reserve of the Brazilian cerrado (savannah) a male adult Rhipicephalus sanguineus tick was found attached to the eyelid of the bird Coereba flaveola. Both tick and bird are presently common in Brazil, however, to best of our knowledge, the association of this tick species with this bird species has not been reported before. This observation may be an accidental finding but might also be an unknown route for the dissemination of the tick. The species R. sanguineus was introduced in the country with the colonization and should be considered a research target for the surveillance of tick-borne diseases.


2010 ◽  
Vol 171 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 327-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filipe Dantas-Torres ◽  
Alessio Giannelli ◽  
Luciana Aguiar Figueredo ◽  
Domenico Otranto

2012 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. L. Levin ◽  
E. Studer ◽  
L. Killmaster ◽  
G. Zemtsova ◽  
K. Y. Mumcuoglu

2015 ◽  
Vol 101 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-191
Author(s):  
E Stachow

AbstractMedical Officers (MOs) and Medical Branch Ratings (MBRs) must maintain an awareness of the risk of vector-borne diseases among deployed personnel.Personnel working in the maritime environment may not expect to be at risk of tick bites, as ticks typically occupy habitats with dense vegetation such as forests or scrub land. However, tick-borne pathogens can cause serious and sometimes fatal disease, and therefore the risk of tick bites and associated diseases should be recognised.We present a case of a tick bite in a member of a ship’s company eight days after leaving port. The tick was identified as a brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus), a species known to thrive indoors. We describe several important tick-borne diseases which can be transmitted by R. sanguineus and explore best practice for tick removal and aftercare. Finally, we outline the appropriate management of suspected tick-borne disease in deployed personnel in the maritime environment.


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