Corn J L, Kavanaugh D M, Creekmore T E, Robinson J L
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens 30602.
J Med Entomol. 1994 Jan;31(1):57-61. doi: 10.1093/jmedent/31.1.57.
A survey was conducted to determine the status of wild mammals and birds as hosts for Amblyomma variegatum (F.) and other tick species in Antigua. Surveys of wild mammals and birds were conducted periodically from September 1988 through May 1991. Wild mammals surveyed included the small Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus Hodgson), Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout), and house mouse (Mus musculus L.), but only mongooses were surveyed intensively. Larvae and nymphs of A. variegatum, larvae of Boophilus microplus (Canestrini), and larvae of Ornithodoros puertoricensis (Fox) were recovered. The mean prevalences of infestation of mongooses by A. variegatum larvae and nymphs were 4.7 and 1.3%, respectively; maximums were 16.1 and 5.0%, respectively. The mean prevalence of infestation of mongooses by B. microplus was 3.2%. O. puertoricensis is reported from Antigua for the first time. The mean prevalence of infestation of mongooses by O. puertoricensis larvae was 41.2%, but seasonal prevalences ranged from 27.8 to 55.0%. Of 610 birds representing 16 species, three Carib grackles (Quiscalus lugubris Swainson) were each infested with one larva of A. variegatum.
开展了一项调查，以确定安提瓜岛野生哺乳动物和鸟类作为多彩花蜱（Amblyomma variegatum (F.)）及其他蜱种宿主的情况。1988年9月至1991年5月期间定期对野生哺乳动物和鸟类进行了调查。所调查的野生哺乳动物包括小印度猫鼬（Herpestes auropunctatus Hodgson）、挪威鼠（Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout）和家鼠（Mus musculus L.），但仅对猫鼬进行了深入调查。采集到了多彩花蜱的幼虫和若虫、微小牛蜱（Boophilus microplus (Canestrini)）的幼虫以及波多黎各钝缘蜱（Ornithodoros puertoricensis (Fox)）的幼虫。多彩花蜱幼虫和若虫对猫鼬的平均侵染率分别为4.7%和1.3%；最高侵染率分别为16.1%和5.0%。微小牛蜱对猫鼬的平均侵染率为3.2%。波多黎各钝缘蜱首次在安提瓜岛被发现。波多黎各钝缘蜱幼虫对猫鼬的平均侵染率为41.2%，但季节性侵染率在27.8%至55.0%之间。在代表16个物种的610只鸟类中，3只加勒比鹩哥（Quiscalus lugubris Swainson）各被1只多彩花蜱幼虫侵染。
