Small mammals as hosts of immature ixodid ticks

Two hundred and twenty-five small mammals belonging to 16 species were examined for ticks in Free State, Mpumalanga and Limpopo Provinces, South Africa, and 18 ixodid tick species, of which two could only be identified to genus level, were recovered. Scrub hares, Lepus saxatilis, and Cape hares,...

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Main Authors: I.G. Horak, L.J. Fourie, L.E.O. Braack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2005-09-01
Series:Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
Online Access:https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/204