Ticks collected from birds in the northern provinces of South Africa, 2004-2006
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Ticks collected from birds in the northern provinces of South Africa, 2004-2006.
Approximately 3000 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 s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Onderstepoort J Vet Res
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2219-0635,0030-2465
DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v76i2.42