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Ticks on game animals in the fragmented agricultural landscape of western Poland
- Source :
- Parasitology Research
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.
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Abstract
- Ticks (Acari: Ixodida) are well known external parasites of game animals that cause serious veterinary and medical problems. The occurrence and geographical distribution of different species of ticks in Western Poland have changed over the last decades. The purpose of the present study was to determine the species spectrum and prevalence of ticks parasitizing three species of game animals, the Eurasian wild boar Sus scrofa L., red deer Cervus elaphus L., and roe deer Capreolus capreolus (L.) in two hunting districts in Lubuskie Province. In addition, the distribution of ticks on the host’s body and the intensity of infestation were determined. Ticks were collected from dead animals during the hunting seasons in 2013 and 2014, over the periods from May to June and from August to December. In total, 286 specimens were examined: 138 Eurasian wild boars, 8 red deers, and 140 roe deers. Altogether, 1891 ticks were collected. Three species of ticks were determined: Ixodes ricinus (L.), Dermacentor reticulatus (Fabricius, 1794), and Haemaphysalis concinna (C.L. Koch, 1844). H. concinna was recorded for the first time in Lubuskie Province.
- Subjects :
- Male
Haemaphysalis concinna
Ixodes ricinus
Ixodidae
red deer
Sus scrofa
030231 tropical medicine
Zoology
Immunology and Host-Parasite Interactions - Original Paper
medicine.disease_cause
030308 mycology & parasitology
Ixodida
03 medical and health sciences
Ticks
0302 clinical medicine
Capreolus
Wild boar
Dermacentor reticulatus
biology.animal
Infestation
Prevalence
medicine
Animals
roe deer
Acari
Dermacentor
0303 health sciences
Ixodes
General Veterinary
biology
Deer
General Medicine
biology.organism_classification
Tick Infestations
Roe deer
Infectious Diseases
Eurasian wild boar
Insect Science
Female
Parasitology
Poland
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14321955 and 09320113
- Volume :
- 120
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Parasitology Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e3024cd61aecfcafb121dc9d8b8ab8ec