Ghirotti M, Mwanaumo B
Collaborating Center on Research and Training in Veterinary Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy.
J Wildl Dis. 1989 Oct;25(4):634-5. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-25.4.634.
Reptiles from Southern Province, Zambia were captured and inspected for ticks. Seven of 18 tortoises (Geochelone pardalis) were infested by small numbers of adults and nymphs of Amblyomma marmoreum. Under such circumstances, the tick had little apparent effect on the host. None of the 13 specimens representing four species of snakes examined were infested with ticks.
来自赞比亚南部省份的爬行动物被捕获并检查是否有蜱虫。18只豹纹陆龟(Geochelone pardalis)中有7只受到少量大理石纹革蜱成虫和若虫的侵扰。在这种情况下,蜱虫对宿主几乎没有明显影响。所检查的代表四种蛇类的13个样本中,没有一个感染蜱虫。