Ticks collected from birds in the northern provinces of South Africa, 2004-2006

Approximately 3 000 birds, mainly passerines, caught in mist nets in the northern provinces of South Africa, were examined for ticks. A total of 178 ticks, belonging to 14 species, were recovered from 83 birds of 43 different species. Hyalomma rufipes was the most numerous tick, with 26 larvae a...

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Main Authors: G. Hasle, I.G. Horak, G. Grieve, H.P. Leinaas, F. Clarke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2009-09-01
Series:Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
Online Access:https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/42
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spelling doaj-472ba1ea2fa94926b33124fd459855b72020-11-24T23:04:28ZengAOSISOnderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research0030-24652219-06352009-09-0176216717510.4102/ojvr.v76i2.4232Ticks collected from birds in the northern provinces of South Africa, 2004-2006G. HasleI.G. HorakG. GrieveH.P. LeinaasF. ClarkeApproximately 3 000 birds, mainly passerines, caught in mist nets in the northern provinces of South Africa, were examined for ticks. A total of 178 ticks, belonging to 14 species, were recovered from 83 birds of 43 different species. Hyalomma rufipes was the most numerous tick, with 26 larvae and 109 nymphs collected, followed by Amblyomma marmoreum, with 13 larvae and two nymphs. Despite the study being conducted within the distribution range of Amblyomma hebraeum, it was not seen on any passerines, whereas three larger species were infested. The potential for small birds to spread ticks with their associated tick-borne pathogens is discussed.https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/42
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author G. Hasle
I.G. Horak
G. Grieve
H.P. Leinaas
F. Clarke
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I.G. Horak
G. Grieve
H.P. Leinaas
F. Clarke
Ticks collected from birds in the northern provinces of South Africa, 2004-2006
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
author_facet G. Hasle
I.G. Horak
G. Grieve
H.P. Leinaas
F. Clarke
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title Ticks collected from birds in the northern provinces of South Africa, 2004-2006
title_short Ticks collected from birds in the northern provinces of South Africa, 2004-2006
title_full Ticks collected from birds in the northern provinces of South Africa, 2004-2006
title_fullStr Ticks collected from birds in the northern provinces of South Africa, 2004-2006
title_full_unstemmed Ticks collected from birds in the northern provinces of South Africa, 2004-2006
title_sort ticks collected from birds in the northern provinces of south africa, 2004-2006
publisher AOSIS
series Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
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2219-0635
publishDate 2009-09-01
description Approximately 3 000 birds, mainly passerines, caught in mist nets in the northern provinces of South Africa, were examined for ticks. A total of 178 ticks, belonging to 14 species, were recovered from 83 birds of 43 different species. Hyalomma rufipes was the most numerous tick, with 26 larvae and 109 nymphs collected, followed by Amblyomma marmoreum, with 13 larvae and two nymphs. Despite the study being conducted within the distribution range of Amblyomma hebraeum, it was not seen on any passerines, whereas three larger species were infested. The potential for small birds to spread ticks with their associated tick-borne pathogens is discussed.
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