Birds as hosts of immature ixodid ticks in Free State Province, South Africa

The objective of this study was to determine the species spectrum of ixodid ticks infesting birds in Free State Province, South Africa. To this end a large number of birds belonging to several species were examined for ticks and a total of 180 birds belonging to 39 species at 17 localities were...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: D.J. Van Niekerk, L.J. Fourie, I.G. Horak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2006-09-01
Series:Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
Online Access:https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/157