Vol 27 No 2 December - The Indian Society for Parasitology
Vol 27 No 2 December - The Indian Society for Parasitology
Vol 27 No 2 December - The Indian Society for Parasitology
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JPD : <strong>Vol</strong>. <strong>27</strong> (2), 2003<br />
Human Infesting Ixodid Ticks of Kerala<br />
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TABLE I : SPECIES OF TICKS RECOVERED WITH RESPECT TO HOST ANIMALS<br />
Sl.<strong>No</strong>. Name of tick species Hosts animals recorded Host animals<br />
recorded anew<br />
Wild animals Domestic animals Others<br />
1. Haemaphysalis spinigera Rodents (Saxena, 1997) Cow (Sharif, 1925,<br />
Neumann, 1897 Monkeys (Trapido et al., Geevarghese, 1997)<br />
1964; Geevarghese, 1997) Sheep (Saxena, 1970)<br />
Wild birds, Porcupines, Buffalo (Varma et al., Man (Geevarghese -<br />
Wild boar, Deer, Hare 1957) 1997)<br />
(Hoogstraal, 1970,<br />
Geevarghese, 1997)<br />
2. Haemaphysalis bispinosa Bison, Deer, Tiger (Sharif, Cow, Goat, Sheep, Dog, - -<br />
Neumann, 1897 1928) Horse, Donkey, (Sharif,<br />
Monkeys, Leopard, Hare 1928, Miranpuri and<br />
Rodents (Geevarghese, Naithani 1978, Dhanda and<br />
1997) Rao, 1964)<br />
Horse, Lion (Dhanda & Buffalo (Jagannath, et al.,<br />
Rao, 1964) 1986)<br />
3. Haemaphysalis turturis Nilgiri wild goat (Sharif, Dove (Sharif, 1928 - Man<br />
Nutall & Warburton, 1915 1928) Cow, Buffalo, Goat<br />
Monkeys, Deer, Small (Geevarghese, 1997)<br />
mammals, Birds<br />
(Geevarghese, 1997;<br />
Trapido et al., 1964)<br />
4. Boophilus decoloratus Koch, Birds & Rodents (Zieger Cow, Horse, Sheep Man -<br />
1844 et al., 1998) (Arthur, 1960;<br />
Geevarghese, 1997)<br />
Dog (Horak et al., 1995)<br />
5. Aponomma sp. Python, <strong>Indian</strong> monstar, - - Man<br />
Lizard, Cobra, Rat snakes<br />
(Geevarghese et al., 1997)<br />
Kolonin 1995, Sharif,<br />
1928)