Keskin Adem, Erciyas-Yavuz Kiraz
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science & Art, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tasliciftlik, Tokat, Turkey 60250 (
Ornithology Research Center, Ondokuz Mayis University, Atakum, Samsun, Turkey 55137 (
J Med Entomol. 2016 Jan;53(1):217-20. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjv149. Epub 2015 Oct 19.
Ticks are mandatory blood-feeding ectoparasites of mammals, birds, reptiles, and even amphibians. Turkey has a rich bird fauna and is located on the main migration route for many birds. However, information on ticks infesting birds is very limited. In the present study, we aimed to determine ticks infesting birds in Kızılırmak Delta, Turkey. In 2014 autumn bird migration season, a total of 7,452 birds belonging to 79 species, 52 genera, 35 families, and 14 orders were examined for tick infestation. In total, 287 (234 larvae, 47 nymphs, 6♀) ticks were collected from 54 passerine birds (prevalence = 0.72%) belonging to 12 species. Ticks were identified as Amblyomma sp., Dermacentor marginatus (Sulzer), Haemaphysalis concinna Koch, Haemaphysalis punctata Canestrini and Fanzago, Hyalomma sp., Ixodes frontalis (Panzer), and Ixodes ricinus (L). The most common tick species were I. frontalis (223 larvae, 23 nymphs, 6♀) followed by I. ricinus (3 larvae, 12 nymphs) and H. concinna (4 larvae, 6 nymphs). Based on our results, it can be said that Erithacus rubecula (L.) is the main host of immature I. frontalis, whereas Turdus merula L. is the most important carrier of immature stages of some ticks in Kızılırmak Delta, Turkey. To the best of our knowledge, most of the tick-host associations found in this study have never been documented in the literature.
蜱是哺乳动物、鸟类、爬行动物甚至两栖动物的专性吸血体外寄生虫。土耳其拥有丰富的鸟类群落，且位于许多鸟类的主要迁徙路线上。然而，关于寄生在鸟类身上的蜱的信息非常有限。在本研究中，我们旨在确定土耳其克孜勒尔马克三角洲地区寄生在鸟类身上的蜱。在2014年秋季鸟类迁徙季节，共检查了属于14目、35科、52属、79种的7452只鸟类是否感染蜱。总共从属于12个物种的54只雀形目鸟类身上采集到287只蜱（234只幼虫、47只若虫、6只雌蜱）（感染率=0.72%）。蜱被鉴定为钝缘蜱属、边缘革蜱（苏尔泽）、全沟硬蜱、微小牛蜱、璃眼蜱属、额部硬蜱（潘泽）和蓖麻硬蜱（林奈）。最常见的蜱种是额部硬蜱（223只幼虫、23只若虫、6只雌蜱），其次是蓖麻硬蜱（3只幼虫、12只若虫）和全沟硬蜱（4只幼虫、6只若虫）。根据我们的结果，可以说欧亚鸲是未成熟额部硬蜱的主要宿主，而乌鸫是土耳其克孜勒尔马克三角洲地区某些蜱未成熟阶段的最重要携带者。据我们所知，本研究中发现的大多数蜱-宿主关联在文献中从未有过记载。
