Ixodid Tick Vectors of Wild Mammals and Reptiles of Southern India
Background: We aimed to focus on the ixodid ticks parasitizing wild mammals and reptiles from Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghat, southern India. Methods: The taxonomic identification of ticks collected from wild mammals and reptiles was performed based on the morphology of adults. Results: We...
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| author | K. G. Ajith Kumar Reghu Ravindran Joju Johns George Chandy Kavitha Rajagopal Leena Chandrasekhar Ajith Jacob George Srikanta Ghosh |
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| description | Background: We aimed to focus on the ixodid ticks parasitizing wild mammals and reptiles from Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghat, southern India.
Methods: The taxonomic identification of ticks collected from wild mammals and reptiles was performed based on the morphology of adults.
Results: We revealed eight species of ticks including, Amblyomma integrum, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus, Haemaphysalis (Kaiseriana) spinigera, H. (K.) shimoga, H. (K.) bispinosa, H. (Rhipistoma) indica, Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides and R. sanguineus s.l. collected from nine species of wild mammals while four tick species Ablyomma kraneveldi, A. pattoni, A. gervaisi and A. javanense parasitizing on four species of reptiles. The highest host richness was shown by H. (K.) bispinosa and R. haemaphysaloides parasitizing six and five different host species, respectively. Reports of R. (B.) annulatus on sambar deer, A. javanense and A. kraneveldi on python as well as A. pattoni on Indian rat snake are the new host records from this region.
Conclusion: Eight species of ticks parasitizing on nine species of wild mammals and four species of parasitizing on four species of reptiles were identified. The highest host richness was shown by H. (K.) bispinosa and R. haemaphysaloides. H. spinigera as the vector of KFD was also identified in this study. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-71cf9b4aea9541bdb5fc8ca1f8c3cade2022-12-22T00:45:35ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases1735-71792322-22712018-07-0112310.18502/jad.v12i3.79948Ixodid Tick Vectors of Wild Mammals and Reptiles of Southern IndiaK. G. Ajith Kumar0Reghu Ravindran1Joju Johns2George Chandy3Kavitha Rajagopal4Leena Chandrasekhar5Ajith Jacob George6Srikanta Ghosh7Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Lakkidi, Kerala, IndiaDepartment of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Lakkidi, Kerala, IndiaCentre for Wildlife Studies, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Lakkidi, Kerala, IndiaCentre for Wildlife Studies, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Lakkidi, Kerala, IndiaDepartment of Livestock Products Technology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Lakkidi, Kerala, IndiaDepartment of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Lakkidi, Kerala, IndiaDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Lakkidi, Kerala, IndiaEntomology Laboratory, Division of Parasitology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, IndiaBackground: We aimed to focus on the ixodid ticks parasitizing wild mammals and reptiles from Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghat, southern India. Methods: The taxonomic identification of ticks collected from wild mammals and reptiles was performed based on the morphology of adults. Results: We revealed eight species of ticks including, Amblyomma integrum, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus, Haemaphysalis (Kaiseriana) spinigera, H. (K.) shimoga, H. (K.) bispinosa, H. (Rhipistoma) indica, Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides and R. sanguineus s.l. collected from nine species of wild mammals while four tick species Ablyomma kraneveldi, A. pattoni, A. gervaisi and A. javanense parasitizing on four species of reptiles. The highest host richness was shown by H. (K.) bispinosa and R. haemaphysaloides parasitizing six and five different host species, respectively. Reports of R. (B.) annulatus on sambar deer, A. javanense and A. kraneveldi on python as well as A. pattoni on Indian rat snake are the new host records from this region. Conclusion: Eight species of ticks parasitizing on nine species of wild mammals and four species of parasitizing on four species of reptiles were identified. The highest host richness was shown by H. (K.) bispinosa and R. haemaphysaloides. H. spinigera as the vector of KFD was also identified in this study.https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/948TicksWild mammalsReptilesWayanadSouth India |
| spellingShingle | K. G. Ajith Kumar Reghu Ravindran Joju Johns George Chandy Kavitha Rajagopal Leena Chandrasekhar Ajith Jacob George Srikanta Ghosh Ixodid Tick Vectors of Wild Mammals and Reptiles of Southern India Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases Ticks Wild mammals Reptiles Wayanad South India |
| title | Ixodid Tick Vectors of Wild Mammals and Reptiles of Southern India |
| title_full | Ixodid Tick Vectors of Wild Mammals and Reptiles of Southern India |
| title_fullStr | Ixodid Tick Vectors of Wild Mammals and Reptiles of Southern India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ixodid Tick Vectors of Wild Mammals and Reptiles of Southern India |
| title_short | Ixodid Tick Vectors of Wild Mammals and Reptiles of Southern India |
| title_sort | ixodid tick vectors of wild mammals and reptiles of southern india |
| topic | Ticks Wild mammals Reptiles Wayanad South India |
| url | https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/948 |
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