Hepatozoon kisrae n. sp. infecting the lizard Agama stellio is transmitted by the tick Hyalomma cf. aegyptium

Hepatozoon kisrae n. sp. was found infecting a starred lizard at a site in southeastern Samaria, Palestine. These lizards were also hosts to the ixodid tick Hyolomma cf. aegyptium, which was demonstrated to be the vector of this hemogregarine. Hepatozoon and tick infections occurred in lizards withi...

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Main Authors: Paperna I., Kremer-Mecabell T., Finkelman S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2002-03-01
Series:Parasite
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/200209117