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First records of Hyalomma rufipes and Ixodes neitzi (Acari: Ixodidae) found on large carnivores in South Africa

Baauw, Anna H.; Heyne, Heloise; Williams, Kathryn S.; Hill, Russell A.; Heitkönig, Ignas M.A.; Williams, Samual T.

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Authors

Anna H. Baauw

Heloise Heyne

Kathryn S. Williams

Ignas M.A. Heitkönig

Samual T. Williams



Abstract

Ixodid ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) are important disease vectors for large carnivores, but the composition of the tick communities that parasitize carnivores is poorly understood. We collected ticks from leopards (Panthera pardus) and brown hyenas (Hyaena brunnea) in the Soutpansberg Mountains, South Africa, to determine which species feed on these carnivores. We identified a total of eight tick species belonging to six genera, and recorded Ixodes neitzi and Hyalomma rufipes on P. pardus for the first time.

Citation

Baauw, A. H., Heyne, H., Williams, K. S., Hill, R. A., Heitkönig, I. M., & Williams, S. T. (2019). First records of Hyalomma rufipes and Ixodes neitzi (Acari: Ixodidae) found on large carnivores in South Africa. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 10(1), 128-131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.08.011

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 14, 2018
Online Publication Date Aug 17, 2018
Publication Date Jan 31, 2019
Deposit Date Aug 20, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
Print ISSN 1877-959X
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 10
Issue 1
Pages 128-131
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.08.011

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