Welch D A, Samuel W M, Wilke C J
Department of Zoology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
J Wildl Dis. 1990 Jul;26(3):410-1. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-26.3.410.
Infestations of winter ticks (Dermacentor albipictus) on two captive reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) are reported and may be associated with increased grooming and alopecia. Over 400,000 ticks were recovered from one reindeer. Few ticks (less than 25 ticks/animal) were found on three free-ranging woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou).
据报道，两只圈养驯鹿（Rangifer tarandus tarandus）身上出现了冬季蜱虫（Dermacentor albipictus）感染，这可能与梳理毛发行为增加和脱毛有关。从一只驯鹿身上发现了超过40万只蜱虫。在三只自由放养的林地驯鹿（Rangifer tarandus caribou）身上发现的蜱虫很少（每只动物少于25只蜱虫）。
