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http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2014.52.5.565

Ixodid Tick Infestation in Cattle and Wild Animals in Maswa and Iringa, Tanzania

Kwak, You Shine (Department of Environmental Medical Biology and Institute of Tropical Medicine)
Kim, Tae Yun (Department of Environmental Medical Biology and Institute of Tropical Medicine)
Nam, Sung-Hyun (Department of Environmental Medical Biology and Institute of Tropical Medicine)
Lee, In-Yong (Department of Environmental Medical Biology and Institute of Tropical Medicine)
Kim, Hyung-Pyo (Department of Environmental Medical Biology and Institute of Tropical Medicine)
Mduma, Simon (Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute)
Keyyu, Julius (Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute)
Fyumagwa, Robert (Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute)
Yong, Tai-Soon (Department of Environmental Medical Biology and Institute of Tropical Medicine)

Publication Information

Parasites, Hosts and Diseases / v.52, no.5, 2014 , pp. 565-568 More about this Journal

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Ixodid tick; cattle; wild animal; Maswa; Iringa; Tanzania;

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