Kariuki Edward K, Penzhorn Barend L, Horak Ivan G
Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria.
Onderstepoort J Vet Res. 2012 Nov 21;79(1):E1-4. doi: 10.4102/ojvr.v79i1.437.
Several ixodid tick species are shared between domestic cattle and African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer). So too, are a number of tick-borne diseases. The aim of the study was to compare the species composition of ticks that infest cattle and buffaloes utilising the same habitat within the Tsavo Conservation Area, Kenya. To this end, 25 cattle and 62 buffaloes were each opportunistically sampled for ticks on a single occasion in February 2010. Eight species, namely Amblyomma gemma, Amblyomma lepidum, Hyalomma albiparmatum, Hyalomma rufipes, Hyalomma truncatum, Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi, Rhipicephalus pravus and Rhipicephalus pulchellus infested both cattle and buffaloes. Three species, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) sp., Rhipicephalus kochi, and Rhipicephalus muehlensi were collected only from cattle, and three species, Hyalomma impeltatum, Rhipicephalus humeralis and Rhipicephalus praetextatus were present only on buffaloes. The attachment sites of the various tick species were also recorded. New locality records for H. impeltatum and H. truncatum and the first confirmed locality record for Rhipicephalus praetextatus sensu stricto in Kenya were documented.
几种硬蜱在家牛和非洲水牛（非洲野水牛）之间共有。一些蜱传疾病也是如此。本研究的目的是比较肯尼亚察沃保护区内利用相同栖息地的寄生于牛和水牛身上的蜱的种类组成。为此，2010年2月在一次机会性抽样中，分别对25头牛和62头水牛进行了蜱虫采样。有8种蜱，即宝石花蜱、鳞花蜱、白缘璃眼蜱、红足璃眼蜱、截形璃眼蜱、埃氏扇头蜱、普氏扇头蜱和美丽扇头蜱寄生于牛和水牛身上。有3种蜱，即微小扇头蜱、科氏扇头蜱和米氏扇头蜱仅从牛身上采集到，还有3种蜱，即侵袭璃眼蜱、肩突扇头蜱和饰缘扇头蜱仅出现在水牛身上。还记录了各种蜱的附着部位。记录了侵袭璃眼蜱和截形璃眼蜱在肯尼亚的新地点记录以及狭义饰缘扇头蜱在肯尼亚的首个经确认的地点记录。
