TY - JOUR
T1 - Ixodid tick infestation in cattle and wild animals in Maswa and Iringa, Tanzania
AU - Kwak, You Shine
AU - Kim, Tae Yun
AU - Nam, Sung Hyun
AU - Lee, In Yong
AU - Kim, Hyung Pyo
AU - Mduma, Simon
AU - Keyyu, Julius
AU - Fyumagwa, Robert
AU - Yong, Tai Soon
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine.
PY - 2014/10/1
Y1 - 2014/10/1
N2 - Ticks and tick-borne diseases are important in human and livestock health worldwide. In November 2012, ixodid ticks were collected and identified morphologically from cattle and wild animals in the Maswa district and Iringa urban, Tanzania. Amblyomma gemma, A. lepidum, and A. variegatum were identified from Maswa cattle, and A. variegatum was the predominant species. A. marmoreum, Hyalomma impeltatum, and Rhipicephalus pulchellus were identified from Iringa cattle in addition to the above 3 Amblyomma species, and A. gemma was the most abundant species. Total 4 Amblyomma and 6 Rhipicephalus species were identified from wild animals of the 2 areas. A. lepidum was predominant in Maswa buffaloes, whereas A. gemma was predominant in Iringa buffaloes. Overall, A. variegatum in cattle was predominant in the Maswa district and A. gemma was predominant in Iringa, Tanzania.
AB - Ticks and tick-borne diseases are important in human and livestock health worldwide. In November 2012, ixodid ticks were collected and identified morphologically from cattle and wild animals in the Maswa district and Iringa urban, Tanzania. Amblyomma gemma, A. lepidum, and A. variegatum were identified from Maswa cattle, and A. variegatum was the predominant species. A. marmoreum, Hyalomma impeltatum, and Rhipicephalus pulchellus were identified from Iringa cattle in addition to the above 3 Amblyomma species, and A. gemma was the most abundant species. Total 4 Amblyomma and 6 Rhipicephalus species were identified from wild animals of the 2 areas. A. lepidum was predominant in Maswa buffaloes, whereas A. gemma was predominant in Iringa buffaloes. Overall, A. variegatum in cattle was predominant in the Maswa district and A. gemma was predominant in Iringa, Tanzania.
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U2 - 10.3347/kjp.2014.52.5.565
DO - 10.3347/kjp.2014.52.5.565
M3 - Article
C2 - 25352709
AN - SCOPUS:84908255886
VL - 52
SP - 565
EP - 568
JO - Korean Journal of Parasitology
JF - Korean Journal of Parasitology
SN - 0023-4001
IS - 5
ER -