Population dynamics of ticks infesting sheep in the arid steppes of Tunisia
2019
mediha khbou | mohamed gharbi | mohamed jedidi | mourad rekik | ayet allah ayadi | khawla elati
This study aimed to determine tick population dynamics infesting sheep in Gafsa region (Central Tunisia). Ticks were collected monthly over a year, from October 2013 to September 2014, from 57â??64 randomly-included Barbarine-breed sheep. In total, 560 ticks were collected and identified. They belonged to two species: Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (98.6%) and Hyalomma excavatum (1.4%). Sheep were only infested from April to October with a maximum infestation prevalence (number of infested animals / number of examined animals) in August for R. sanguineus s.l. (83%), and in May for H. excavatum (7%). The highest infestation intensity (number of ticks / number of infested sheep) was 3.7 ticks per animal in August. These results should help sheep owners and veterinarians to implement efficient control programs against ticks and the pathogens they transmit
显示更多 [+] 显示较少 [-]Khawla Elati, Ayet Allah Ayadi, Mediha Khbou, Mohamed Jedidi, Mourad Rekik, Mohamed Gharbi. (Accepted on 29/8/2018). Population dynamics of ticks infesting sheep in the arid steppes of Tunisia.
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