scholarly journals Ecological studies on ixodid ticks : 1. Ixodid ticks on vegetations and wild animals at the low mountain zone lying south-western part of Saitama Prefecture

1986 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 325-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuyoshi FUJIMOTO ◽  
Noboru YAMAGUTI ◽  
Mamoru TAKAHASHI
Keyword(s):  
Ixodid Ticks ◽  
Wild Animals ◽  
Ecological Studies ◽  
Mountain Zone

Ecological studies of ixodid ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Zambia. IV. Some anomalous infestation patterns in the northern and eastern regions

1978 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 409-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Macleod ◽  
B. Mwanaumo
Keyword(s):  
Tick Infestation ◽  
Rhipicephalus Appendiculatus ◽  
Ixodid Ticks ◽  
Central Province ◽  
Wild Animals ◽  
Ecological Studies ◽  
Seasonal Periodicity ◽  
Wild Fauna ◽  
Boophilus Decoloratus ◽  
North Eastern

AbstractThe tick infestation patterns observed during 1966–73 are described for wild animals and cattle on the northern plateau of north-eastern Zambia, the eastern plateau and the intervening Luangwa valley. The seasonal periodicity of adult Amblyomma sparsum Neum., as observed on buffalo, was similar to that of A. variegatum (F.). Five major depart ures from the patterns of infestation previously found in the Central Province were observed. Boophilus decoloratus (Koch) was partially or totally replaced on cattle by B. microplus (Can.).Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Neum. although present on wild fauna in the valley, was absent from cattle on the eastern plateau. R. evertsi Neum. was absent from much but not all of the northern plateau and occurred in very low numbers only on the cattle of the eastern plateau, yet was present on the wild fauna of the Luangwa valley. Hyalomma marginaturn rufipes Koch was practically absent from cattle on the northern and the eastern plateaux and from the wild fauna, except buffalo, of the valley; H. truncatum Koch was abundant on cattle on the northern plateau and on the wild fauna of the valley, but on the eastern plateau cattle it occurred in low numbers only. A. pomposum Dön, was found on cattle in one area of the northern plateau, the only specimen of Amblyomrna on that particular herd. These anomalous findings are discussed in relation to the situation elsewhere in Zambia and in neighbouring territories.

scholarly journals Molecular survey of tick-borne pathogens in Ixodid ticks collected from hunted wild animals in Tuscany, Italy

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 714-717 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Virginia Ebani ◽  
Fabrizio Bertelloni ◽  
Barbara Turchi ◽  
Dario Filogari ◽  
Domenico Cerri
Keyword(s):  
Ixodid Ticks ◽  
Wild Animals ◽  
Molecular Survey

Ecological studies of ixodid ticks (Acari, Ixodidae) in Zambia. II. Ticks found on small mammals and birds

1976 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 489-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. H. Colbo ◽  
J. MacLeod
Keyword(s):  
Small Mammals ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Ixodid Ticks ◽  
Ecological Studies

AbstractTicks were collected from 2136 small mammals, comprising 5 bats (5 species), 14 elephant shrews (3 species), 84 Crocidura shrews (5 species), 25 hares (1 species), 10 small carnivores (3 species), 3 hyraxes (1 species) 1998 rodents (33 species), and from 41 birds (19 species) at various localities in Zambia. From these hosts 6568 ticks (4384 larvae, 1686 nymphs, 317 males and 181 females) were recovered. Twenty-three species were positively identified and nineteen other species were assigned to genus or species-group. Host and tick records are tabulated by regions collected and for each of the two regions with the largest collections, the records are tabulated by months. The ticks collected in the high montane area near the Malawi border differed significantly from collections in other areas studied, reflecting host and climate differences. In the two areas tabulated by month, most of the immature ticks were recovered in the cool dry winter months (April to August).

Ecological studies of ixodid ticks (Acari, Ixodidae) in Zambia. I. Cattle as hosts of the larvae of Amblyomma variegatum (F.) and Rhipicephalus appendiculatus neum.

1976 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
John MacLeod ◽  
M. H. Colbo
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Method ◽  
Rhipicephalus Appendiculatus ◽  
Amblyomma Variegatum ◽  
The Body ◽  
Ixodid Ticks ◽  
Significant Shift ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Ecological Studies ◽  
Alternative Hosts ◽  
Patch Sampling

AbstractThe roles of cattle and alternative hosts in maintaining the immature stages of Amblyomma variegatum (F.) and Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Neum. are unknown. Weekly collections of ticks from cattle in two herds in Zambia indicated an apparently higher nymph-adult ratio in the annual totals for A. variegatum than for R. appendiculatus. The larva-nymph ratios for these herds were estimated by a patch-sampling method in which all larvae and nymphs on 100 cm2 areas on the cheek, neck, dewlap, shoulder, ribs, abdomen and lower-foreleg were collected. The overall annual ratios of larvae to nymphs on the two herds were: A. variegatum 5:1 and 14:1, R. appendiculatus 1·5:1 in both herds. The ratios suggest that cattle themselves feed larvae of A. variegatum in sufficient numbers to maintain their nymphal infestation level. The numbers of cattle-fed larvae of R. appendiculatus may not be adequate for this, and alternative hosts may play an important part in maintaining the population at existing levels. There was negligible evidence of significant shift of distribution of the immature stages over the body with advancing season, and it is suggested that patch-sampling affords a method of quantitative comparison of the relative infestations by the immature stages of ticks.

Information about the fauna of ixodid ticks (Acari, Ixodidae) in the north of the Aktobe region

2021 ◽  
pp. 94-107
Author(s):  
Zh.U. Katuova ◽  
Z.Z. Sayakova ◽  
A.Zh. Zhaymakhova ◽  
T.T. Koylybayev ◽  
R.A. Utemisova
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Ixodid Ticks ◽  
Wild Animals ◽  
Infectious Agents ◽  
The North ◽  
Current State ◽  
Blood Sucking ◽  
Natural Foci ◽  
The Many ◽  
Intensive Development

The territory of the Aktobe region is unfavorable for some zoonotic infectious diseases, which are carried by blood-sucking arthropods. Feeding on the blood of obviously sick wild animals in natural foci, bloodsuckers can attack livestock and people and thereby contribute to the transfer of infectious agents to human settlements. Ixodid ticks are one of the many bloodsuckers capable of preserving and transmitting pathogens of especially dangerous infections to susceptible animals and humans. In the conditions of intensive development of transport communications on the territory of the Aktobe region, ixodids, as carriers of infectious agents, may present serious dangers. Despite many years of research, the tick fauna of the Aktobe region has not been completely studied. In 2018-2020, we conducted studies of ixodids in the north of the Aktobe region to clarify the current state of their fauna. Studies of ticks were carried out in inhibited areas of fi ve districts of the region in natural biotopes, with wild and agricultural animals according to the generally accepted method. As a result of studies in the north of the Aktobe region, the habitat of 5 species of ticks belonging to three genera were revealed: Dermacentor, Hyalomma, Rhipicephalus. Key words: fauna, ixodid ticks, vectors, range, Dermacentor, Hyalomma, Rhipicephalus

Ecological studies of ixodid ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Zambia. III. Seasonal activity and attachment sites on cattle, with notes on other hosts

1977 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. MacLeod ◽  
M. H. Colbo ◽  
M. H. Madbouly ◽  
B. Mwanaumo
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Information ◽  
Rhipicephalus Appendiculatus ◽  
The Body ◽  
Ixodid Ticks ◽  
Seasonal Activity ◽  
Ecological Studies ◽  
Boophilus Decoloratus ◽  
Attachment Sites ◽  
Cattle Herds ◽  
Activity Season

AbstractThe seasonal activity of the adults of 13 tick species was studied on cattle herds in the Central Province of Zambia from 1969 to 1972. The six main species, Boophilus decoloratus (Koch), Hyalomma marginatum rufipes Koch, H. truncatum Koch, Amblyomma variegatum (F.), Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Neum., and R. evertsi Neum. behaved as previously described for the Southern Province. R. compositus Neum. appeared from August, with peak numbers in September–October. R. simus Koch and R. tricuspis Dön. appeared from October, for seven months and three months respectively. R. supertritus Neum. and Ixodes cavipalpus Nutt. & Warb. had a brief activity season from November to January, and R. pravus gp. and R. sanguineus gp. were active from December to July. The distribution of ticks over the body of cattle was determined by fractionised collections, which gave reliable quantitative information for nine of the species. A limited number of collections from sheep, goats and dogs are analysed in relation to season. Collections from 127 wild animals, mainly along the escarpment and riverine bush of the Zambesi, are recorded.

Ixodid ticks in North — Eastern Uzbekistan: fauna, distribution patterns and ecology

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-295
Author(s):  
Умркулова ◽  
S. Umrkulova ◽  
Акрамова ◽  
F. Akramova ◽  
Азимов ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Ixodid Ticks ◽  
Ixodes Persulcatus ◽  
Wild Animals ◽  
The North ◽  
Ecological Flexibility ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Research Period ◽  
North Eastern Part

Objective of research: To study the species diversity of ticks in the north — eastern part of Uzbekistan: fauna, distribution patterns and ecology. Materials and methods: Research samples were collected with the use of common parasitological methods [2, 3, 4]. Host animals were examined once a decade by collecting parasites from certain groups of farm and wild animals. Results and discussion: 13 species of 6 tick genera discovered during the research period on the territory of the north — eastern Uzbekistan: Ixodes persulcatus, I. redikorzevi, I. crenulatus, Haemaphusalis caucasica, Boophilus calcaratus, Dermacentor pictus, D. daghestanicus, D. pavlovskyi, Rhipicephalis turanicus, H. asiaticum, H. detritum, H. anatolicum, H. plumbeum turanikum. Species B. salcaratus, H. asiaticum are distributed in all survey areas what confirms their high ecological flexibility. The extensity of infection of livestock with ticks is rather high — 51.3 — 52.3%. The infestation of synanthropic and wild animals ranged from 37.0 to 40.0%.

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