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DOI | 10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.08.025 |
Altitudinal and seasonal differences of tick communities in dogs from pastoralist tribes of Northern Kenya | |
D’Amico, Gianluca1; Dumitrache, Mirabela O.1; Siroky, Pavel2,7; Albrechtova, Katerina2; Sloboda, Michal3; Domsa, Cristian1; Sandor, Attila D.1; Balazsi, Robert4; Kanyari, Paul W. N.5; Modry, David3,6,7; Mihalca, Andrei D.1 | |
通讯作者 | D’Amico, Gianluca |
来源期刊 | VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY
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ISSN | 0304-4017 |
EISSN | 1873-2550 |
出版年 | 2015 |
卷号 | 212期号:3-4页码:318-323 |
英文摘要 | Studies regarding the distribution and ecology of ticks in dogs from Eastern Africa are scarce. Our research was based on a long-term screening of ticks parasitising the domestic dogs living with indigenous people around Lake Turkana, Mt. Kulal and Mt. Nyiru areas, Northern Kenya. A total of 9977 ticks were collected from 1464 dogs of all ages and both sexes. Identification was performed using morphological keys and data were analyzed using the Repeated Measures ANOVA, post-hoc Scheffe test and F test, relating independent variables as seasons and regions. Final results were translated to maps using GIS software. Five species of ticks were identified: Rhipicephalus pulchellus, Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (s.l), Rhipicephalus armatus, Amblyomma gemma and Hyalomma truncatum. Our results suggest a statistical difference of the tick community structure related to seasonal and altitudinal distribution. Parasitism with R. armatus and R. pulchellus was higher in September-October than in January, whereas, R. sanguineus s.l. was not influenced by the season. Rhipicephalus armatus was present exclusively on dogs living in semi-desert areas, while R. sanguineus s.l. was the dominant species present on the shores of Lake Turkana. Although R. pulchellus was present in the all studied areas, this species had a significantly higher abundance in the afromontane region of Mt. Kulal and montane xeromorphic forest of Mt. Nyiru; these regions are characterized by elevated humidity and cooler climate. Similar geo-climatic distribution is typical also for A. gemma, which was found in dogs exclusively in Mt. Kulal afromontane area. The current work represents the most extensive study performed on the tick community structure of dogs in Eastern Africa. The results showed a relatively limited tick species diversity, with clear seasonal differences and altitudinal distribution. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
英文关键词 | Altitudinal distribution Rhipicephalus sanguineus Rhipicephalus pulchellus Rhipicephalus armatus |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Romania ; Czech Republic ; Kenya |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000363355400037 |
WOS关键词 | RHIPICEPHALUS-SANGUINEUS ; SOUTH-AFRICA ; LIVESTOCK ; SYSTEMATICS ; DIVERSITY ; WILDLIFE ; IXODIDAE ; ECOLOGY ; ACARI |
WOS类目 | Parasitology ; Veterinary Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Parasitology ; Veterinary Sciences |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/190709 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Agr Sci & Vet Med Cluj Napoca, Dept Parasitol & Parasit Dis, Cluj Napoca 400372, Romania; 2.Univ Vet & Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Biol & Wildlife Dis, Brno 61242, Czech Republic; 3.Univ Vet & Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Pathol & Parasitol, Brno 61242, Czech Republic; 4.Univ Babes Bolyai, Dept Psychol, Cluj Napoca 400029, Romania; 5.Univ Nairobi, Fac Vet Med, Dept Vet Pathol Microbiol & Parasitol, Nairobi, Kenya; 6.Acad Sci Czech Republ, Inst Parasitol, Ctr Biol, Ceske Budejovice 37007, Czech Republic; 7.Univ Vet & Pharmaceut Sci, CEITEC Cent European Inst Technol, Brno 61242, Czech Republic |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | D’Amico, Gianluca,Dumitrache, Mirabela O.,Siroky, Pavel,et al. Altitudinal and seasonal differences of tick communities in dogs from pastoralist tribes of Northern Kenya[J],2015,212(3-4):318-323. |
APA | D’Amico, Gianluca.,Dumitrache, Mirabela O..,Siroky, Pavel.,Albrechtova, Katerina.,Sloboda, Michal.,...&Mihalca, Andrei D..(2015).Altitudinal and seasonal differences of tick communities in dogs from pastoralist tribes of Northern Kenya.VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY,212(3-4),318-323. |
MLA | D’Amico, Gianluca,et al."Altitudinal and seasonal differences of tick communities in dogs from pastoralist tribes of Northern Kenya".VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY 212.3-4(2015):318-323. |
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